Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bleakly

/ˈbliːk.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: bleak-ly
IPA: /ˈbliːk.li/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a bleak manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English bleak Middle English -ly English -ly English bleakly From bleak + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more bleakly (comparative) most bleakly (superlative)

Rhymes With

weekly weakly biweekly meekly sleekly

Questions

How do you pronounce bleakly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbliːk.li/.
What does bleakly mean?: In a bleak manner.
Where does bleakly come from?: Etymology tree English bleak Middle English -ly English -ly English bleakly From bleak + -ly.

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