Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ba-nal-ly
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a banal, trite or boring manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English banal Middle English -ly English -ly English banally From banal + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more banally (comparative) most banally (superlative)

Questions

What does banally mean?: In a banal, trite or boring manner.
Where does banally come from?: Etymology tree English banal Middle English -ly English -ly English banally From banal + -ly.

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