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oppositely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
op-po-site-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an opposite manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English opposite Middle English -ly English -ly English oppositely From opposite + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more oppositely (comparative) most oppositely (superlative)

Questions

What does oppositely mean?
In an opposite manner.
Where does oppositely come from?
Etymology tree English opposite Middle English -ly English -ly English oppositely From opposite + -ly.

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