Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roisterly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rois-ter-ly
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a roistering manner.

adj

rowdy or violent

Etymology

From roister + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more roisterly (comparative) most roisterly (superlative)

Questions

What does roisterly mean?
In a roistering manner.
Where does roisterly come from?
From roister + -ly.

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