Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

briskly

/ˈbɹɪskli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
briskly
IPA
/ˈbɹɪskli/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English brisk Middle English -ly English -ly English briskly From brisk + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more briskly (comparative) most briskly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce briskly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɪskli/.
What does briskly mean?
Fast, quickly, swiftly.
Where does briskly come from?
Etymology tree English brisk Middle English -ly English -ly English briskly From brisk + -ly.

How to pronounce briskly

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