Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cathartically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
cathar-ti-cal-ly
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a cathartic way.

Etymology

Etymology tree English cathartic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English cathartically From cathartic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more cathartically (comparative) most cathartically (superlative)

Questions

What does cathartically mean?
In a cathartic way.
Where does cathartically come from?
Etymology tree English cathartic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English cathartically From cathartic + -ally.

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