optionally

/ˈɑpʃənəli/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

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Meaning

adv

"Plural suffixes may be optionally added after the Ist person exclusive ƞə—z̆e, Ist person inclusive ƞə—təƞ, and IInd person non-honorific khyo—z̆e and honorific ñe—z̆e."

Etymology tree English option English -al English optional 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 optionally From optional + -ly.

more optionally (comparative) most optionally (superlative)

nonoptionally

optionally piloted vehicle

facultatively

mandatorily

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How do you pronounce optionally?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑpʃənəli/.

What does optionally mean?

In an optional manner; not mandatorily.

Where does optionally come from?

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