Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wontly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wont-ly
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Usually; customarily; habitually.

Example Sentences

"But third persons, merely for the purpose of laying a wager, shall not thus wontly expose others to ridicule, and libel them under the form of an action."
"That words were vain which would reveal His workings of amaze and zeal; But, when again his breast the tone Assumed which wontly seemed its own, […]"
"[…] rights violations against the Governor, Adjutant General of the National Guard, guard officials and enlisted members, and the university president for "intentionally, recklessly, willfully and wontly" causing the students' death."

Etymology

From wont + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Root: *wenh₁-
Suffix: wont

Inflected Forms

wontlier (comparative) more wontly (comparative) wontliest (superlative) most wontly (superlative)

Questions

What does wontly mean?: Usually; customarily; habitually.
Where does wontly come from?: From wont + -ly.

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