Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atavistically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
atavis-ti-cal-ly
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an atavistic manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English atavistic 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 atavistically From atavistic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more atavistically (comparative) most atavistically (superlative)

Questions

What does atavistically mean?
In an atavistic manner.
Where does atavistically come from?
Etymology tree English atavistic 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 atavistically From atavistic + -ally.

How to pronounce atavistically

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “atavistically”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “atavistically”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “atavistically” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.