Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

histrionically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: histri-on-i-cal-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a histrionic manner.

Example Sentences

"Mother shouted the last question with her hands thrust histrionically aloft."

Etymology

Etymology tree English histrionic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English histrionically From histrionic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more histrionically (comparative) most histrionically (superlative)

Questions

What does histrionically mean?: In a histrionic manner.
Where does histrionically come from?: Etymology tree English histrionic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English histrionically From histrionic + -ally.

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