Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

officerly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
of-fi-cer-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like or befitting an officer.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From officer + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more officerly (comparative) most officerly (superlative)

Questions

What does officerly mean?
Like or befitting an officer.
Where does officerly come from?
From officer + -ly.

How to pronounce officerly

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