Speakur

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optimistically

/ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
op-ti-misti-cal-ly
IPA
/ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪkli/
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an optimistic manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English optimistic 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 optimistically From optimistic + -ally.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪkli/

Inflected Forms

more optimistically (comparative) most optimistically (superlative)

Rhymes With

statistically ritualistically journalistically characteristically pessimistically

Questions

How do you pronounce optimistically?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪkli/.
What does optimistically mean?
In an optimistic manner.
Where does optimistically come from?
Etymology tree English optimistic 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 optimistically From optimistic + -ally.

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