Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neurotically

/njʊˈɹɑtɪkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
neu-rot-i-cal-ly
IPA
/njʊˈɹɑtɪkli/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a neurotic manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English neurotic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English neurotically From neurotic + -ally.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /njʊˈɹɑtɪkli/
  • British English: /njʊə̯ˈɹɒtɪklɪ/

Inflected Forms

more neurotically (comparative) most neurotically (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce neurotically?
The recorded pronunciation is /njʊˈɹɑtɪkli/.
What does neurotically mean?
In a neurotic manner.
Where does neurotically come from?
Etymology tree English neurotic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English neurotically From neurotic + -ally.

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