Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tightly

/ˈtaɪtli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
tight-ly
IPA
/ˈtaɪtli/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a tight manner.

adv

Curtly in a way that suggests anger or other intense emotion is being contained.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English tight Middle English -ly English -ly English tightly From tight + -ly.

Inflected Forms

tightlier (comparative) more tightly (comparative) tightliest (superlative) most tightly (superlative)

Antonyms

loosely

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce tightly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaɪtli/.
What does tightly mean?
In a tight manner.
Where does tightly come from?
Etymology tree English tight Middle English -ly English -ly English tightly From tight + -ly.

How to pronounce tightly

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