Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faintheartedly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
faint-heart-ed-ly
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a fainthearted manner.

Etymology

From fainthearted + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more faintheartedly (comparative) most faintheartedly (superlative)

Questions

What does faintheartedly mean?
In a fainthearted manner.
Where does faintheartedly come from?
From fainthearted + -ly.

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