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sympathetically

/sɪmpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
sym-pa-thet-i-cal-ly
IPA
/sɪmpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)li/
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Owing to or showing evidence of sympathy, or affinity; happening through or demonstrating correspondences, whether occult or physiological.

adv

In a manner which demonstrates a sharing in the feelings of others; compassionately.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English sympathetical Middle English -ly English -ly English sympathetically From sympathetical + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /sɪmpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)li/

Inflected Forms

more sympathetically (comparative) most sympathetically (superlative)

Synonyms

empathetically

Rhymes With

theoretically pathetically magnetically hermetically parenthetically

Questions

How do you pronounce sympathetically?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪmpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)li/.
What does sympathetically mean?
Owing to or showing evidence of sympathy, or affinity; happening through or demonstrating correspondences, whether occult or physiological.
Where does sympathetically come from?
Etymology tree English sympathetical Middle English -ly English -ly English sympathetically From sympathetical + -ly.

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