Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cartoonishly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: car-toon-ish-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way.

Example Sentences

"She smiled cartoonishly."
"Will he stick with cartoonishly cardiganed replacement bro Jerry (Tim Key), or let Jez come home?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English cartoonish Middle English -ly English -ly English cartoonishly From cartoonish + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more cartoonishly (comparative) most cartoonishly (superlative)

Questions

What does cartoonishly mean?: In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way.
Where does cartoonishly come from?: Etymology tree English cartoonish Middle English -ly English -ly English cartoonishly From cartoonish + -ly.

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