Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

babishly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: babish-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a babyish manner; childishly.

Example Sentences

"Is not this a proper kind of reasoning? is this the reverence due to the scriptures, thus babishly to abuse them?"

Etymology

From babish + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: babish

Inflected Forms

more babishly (comparative) most babishly (superlative)

Questions

What does babishly mean?: In a babyish manner; childishly.
Where does babishly come from?: From babish + -ly.

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