Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breathily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: breathi-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a breathy manner.

Example Sentences

""Shall I slip into something more comfortable?" she said breathily."

Etymology

Etymology tree English breathy Middle English -ly English -ly English breathily From breathy + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more breathily (comparative) most breathily (superlative)

Questions

What does breathily mean?: In a breathy manner.
Where does breathily come from?: Etymology tree English breathy Middle English -ly English -ly English breathily From breathy + -ly.

How to pronounce breathily

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