Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ambivalently

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: am-biva-lent-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an ambivalent manner.

Example Sentences

"Ito continues his self-reinventions. Each time his turn seems suited to the moment ambivalently, equal parts progressive and defeated, and perhaps each time, but certainly this time, the fault rests not with him but the political moment."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ambivalent Middle English -ly English -ly English ambivalently From ambivalent + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more ambivalently (comparative) most ambivalently (superlative)

Questions

What does ambivalently mean?: In an ambivalent manner.
Where does ambivalently come from?: Etymology tree English ambivalent Middle English -ly English -ly English ambivalently From ambivalent + -ly.

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