Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bonnily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bon-ni-ly
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

attractively; in a pleasant or pretty manner

Example Sentences

"Fareweel, my rhyme-compoſing billie! / Your native ſoil was right ill-willie; / But may ye flouriſh like a lily, / Now bonilie! / I'll toaſt ye in my hindmoſt gillie, / Tho' owre the Sea!"

Etymology

From bonny + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bonny

Inflected Forms

more bonnily (comparative) most bonnily (superlative)

Questions

What does bonnily mean?: attractively; in a pleasant or pretty manner
Where does bonnily come from?: From bonny + -ly.

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