Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faithfully

/ˈfeɪθfəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: faith-ful-ly
IPA: /ˈfeɪθfəli/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a faithful manner.

adv

A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended using an honorific.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The CD reproduces music faithfully."
"I have been faithfully married for the past twenty years."
"You'll see your problems multiplied / if you continually decide / to faithfully pursue / the policy of truth."

Etymology

From Middle English feithfulli, equivalent to faithful + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: feithfulli
Suffix: faithful

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

more faithfully (comparative) most faithfully (superlative)

Phrases

faithfully flat yours faithfully

Frequently Paired Words

sincerely truly

Synonyms

yours faithfully dependably reliably

Antonyms

unfaithfully

Questions

How do you pronounce faithfully?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪθfəli/.
What does faithfully mean?: In a faithful manner.
Where does faithfully come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce faithfully

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