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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sourly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
sourly
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a sour manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English sour Middle English -ly English -ly English sourly From sour + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more sourly (comparative) most sourly (superlative)

Synonyms

acidly tartly

Questions

What does sourly mean?
In a sour manner.
Where does sourly come from?
Etymology tree English sour Middle English -ly English -ly English sourly From sour + -ly.

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