Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trancily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tran-ci-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Which causes or results from a trance (a dazed or unconscious condition).

Example Sentences

"On Christmas morning the three of them went to church, and Mrs Shannon, being deeply affected by the carols, go her annual religious mania, and walked trancily down the road afterwards, talking about the peaceful life of a nun."
"Louise gazed trancily down the hall, but then seemed to recognise something — the modern-art clock on the wall, maybe."
"The truth is that not all of Brötzmann's output is difficult listening. This 2022 live performance with the Gnawa master Majid Bekkas and the drummer Hamid Drake is even trancily soothing."

Etymology

From trance + -ily.

Inflected Forms

more trancily (comparative) most trancily (superlative)

Questions

What does trancily mean?: Which causes or results from a trance (a dazed or unconscious condition).
Where does trancily come from?: From trance + -ily.

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