Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colorfully

/kˈʌlɚfli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: col-or-ful-ly
IPA: /kˈʌlɚfli/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a colorful manner.

Example Sentences

"Put slightly more colorfully, if a player left a strategy with his or her lawyer before the game began, the lawyer could play the game for the player without ever needing further instructions as to how to play."

Etymology

Etymology tree English colorful Middle English -ly English -ly English colorfully From colorful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more colorfully (comparative) most colorfully (superlative) colourfully (alternative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce colorfully

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