Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blessedly

/blˈɛsədli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: bless-ed-ly
IPA: /blˈɛsədli/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a blessed or holy manner.

adv

Happily, joyfully; fortunately.

Example Sentences

"Therefore ſhould every Souldier in the Warres doe as euery ſicke man in his Bed, waſh euery Moth out of his Conſcience: and dying ſo, Death is to him aduantage; or not dying, the time was blessedly loſt, wherein ſuch preparation was gayned: […]"
"We shall blessedly meet again never to depart."

Etymology

From Middle English blessedly, blessidly, blestly. By surface analysis, blessed + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: blessedly

Inflected Forms

more blessedly (comparative) most blessedly (superlative)

Synonyms

cheerfully joyously blessedly bubblingly chearfully cheerily cheerly eudaemonically eupeptically gaily gayly genially

Questions

How do you pronounce blessedly?: The recorded pronunciation is /blˈɛsədli/.
What does blessedly mean?: In a blessed or holy manner.
Where does blessedly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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