Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

actively

/ˈæktɪvli/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: ac-tive-ly
IPA: /ˈæktɪvli/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an active manner.

adv

In the active form; not passive.

Example Sentences

"He was actively listening."
"She was actively working, not “sleeping on the job”."
"Defying this, Western queer culture actively defuses from cisnormative values, yet in so doing may also fuse with their new, queernormative value constructs."
"It makes me feel better that I’m not the only one who fantasizes about being struck down by a meteor on my way to work. Mind you, I’m not actively suicidal at all. I just kinda think being dead without actually killing myself would be easier and way less exhausting.”"
"a word used actively"

Etymology

From late Middle English actyvely; equivalent to active + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: actyvely

Inflected Forms

more actively (comparative) most actively (superlative)

Derived Forms

bioactively nonactively retroactively

Antonyms

passively

Rhymes With

retroactively attractively

Questions

How do you pronounce actively?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæktɪvli/.
What does actively mean?: In an active manner.
Where does actively come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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