Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astronomically

/ˌæstɹənˈɑmɪkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: as-tro-nom-i-cal-ly
IPA: /ˌæstɹənˈɑmɪkli/

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Of or relating to astronomy.

adv

In the extreme, very (typically very large).

Example Sentences

"The calculated answer was astronomically large."

Etymology

Etymology tree English astronomical Middle English -ly English -ly English astronomically From astronomical + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more astronomically (comparative) most astronomically (superlative)

Rhymes With

economically ergonomically islamically

Questions

How do you pronounce astronomically?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæstɹənˈɑmɪkli/.
What does astronomically mean?: Of or relating to astronomy.
Where does astronomically come from?: Etymology tree English astronomical Middle English -ly English -ly English astronomically From astronomical + -ly.

How to pronounce astronomically

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