Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

politely

/pəˈlaɪtli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
po-lite-ly
IPA
/pəˈlaɪtli/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

in a polite manner

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English polite 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 politely From polite + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more politely (comparative) most politely (superlative)

Synonyms

civilly courteously

Rhymes With

slightly lightly tightly rightly nightly brightly unsightly whiteley sprightly knightly whitely forthrightly

Questions

How do you pronounce politely?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈlaɪtli/.
What does politely mean?
in a polite manner
Where does politely come from?
Etymology tree English polite 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 politely From polite + -ly.

How to pronounce politely

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