athletically
/æθlˈɛtɪkli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "An email from ICE headquarters to the agency’s top officials on October 5 lamented that “a considerable amount of athletically allergic candidates” had been showing up to the academy; they had “misrepresented” their physical condition on application forms. The email directed leaders at ICE’s field offices to conduct preliminary fitness exams with new recruits before sending them to the academy."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós)bor. Latin āthlēticuslbor. Middle French athletiquebor. English athletic 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 athletically From athletic + -ally.
Inflected Forms
more athletically (comparative)
most athletically (superlative)