locally
/ˈləʊkəli/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
adv
In a restricted part of the body.
Example Sentences
- "These things are locally separated."
- "We live locally, so I always bank locally."
- "In this shop we only sell products farmed locally."
- "She became disrespectfully referred to locally as the "Crab" on account of her extraordinary manoeuvrability."
- "“Temu’s pricing for U.S. consumers remains unchanged as the platform transitions to a local fulfillment model,” the company said in a statement. “All sales in the U.S. are now handled by locally based sellers, with orders fulfilled from within the country.”"
- "The spending in and around local stations is creating micro-economies that are benefiting Great Britain's high streets, independent businesses and economic growth, both locally and on a national level."
Etymology
Etymology tree English local Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English locally From local + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more locally (comparative)
most locally (superlative)