Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surrogately

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sur-ro-gate-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

By means of a substitute; by proxy.

Example Sentences

"Again the precepts of some extrafamilial or surrogately paternal relationship are violated. For to speak his secret means death for the sensei."

Etymology

From surrogate + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: surrogate

Synonyms

vicariously

Questions

What does surrogately mean?: By means of a substitute; by proxy.
Where does surrogately come from?: From surrogate + -ly.

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