Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medically

/ˈmɛd.ɪ.kli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
med-i-cal-ly
IPA
/ˈmɛd.ɪ.kli/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

For medical purposes.

adv

In a medical manner or context.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin medeor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin medicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin medicālisbor. French médicalbor. English medical 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 medically From medical + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɛd.ɪ.kli/
  • British English: /ˈmɛd.ɪ.kli/

Inflected Forms

more medically (comparative) most medically (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce medically?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛd.ɪ.kli/.
What does medically mean?
For medical purposes.
Where does medically come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin medeor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin medicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin medicālisbor. French médicalbor. English medical 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 medically From medical + -ly.

How to pronounce medically

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