Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infectiously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
in-fec-tious-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an infectious manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English infectious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English infectiously From infectious + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more infectiously (comparative) most infectiously (superlative)

Derived Forms

Synonyms

Questions

What does infectiously mean?
In an infectious manner.
Where does infectiously come from?
Etymology tree English infectious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English infectiously From infectious + -ly.

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