Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behovely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-hov-e-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Necessary; advantageous.

Archaic

adj

Archaic

adv

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English behovely, equivalent to behoof + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *kap-, behovely
Suffix: behoof

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more behovely (comparative) most behovely (superlative)

Questions

What does behovely mean?: Necessary; advantageous.
Where does behovely come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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