repeatedly
/ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Done several times or in repetition.
Example Sentences
- "He repeatedly violated the court order, and shall now be punished."
- "Scotland had the territory and the momentum, forcing England into almost twice as many tackles and rattling them repeatedly at set-pieces."
- "Since 2017, the DfT has "repeatedly altered the scope of the TRU [TransPennine Route Upgrade] to meet differing ministerial priorities and budget constraints", says the NAO [National Audit Office]."
Etymology
Etymology tree English repeated Middle English -ly English -ly English repeatedly From repeated + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more repeatedly (comparative)
most repeatedly (superlative)