Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acrostically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
acros-ti-cal-ly
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the manner of an acrostic.

Etymology

Etymology tree English acrostic 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 acrostically From acrostic + -ally.

Questions

What does acrostically mean?
In the manner of an acrostic.
Where does acrostically come from?
Etymology tree English acrostic 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 acrostically From acrostic + -ally.

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