Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chicly

/ˈʃiːkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chicly
IPA: /ˈʃiːkli/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a chic or fashionable way.

Example Sentences

"She was chicly attired in a black dress."
"To my great joy there were two smart casual dresses in pastels – pale pink and pale yellow – both brand new with little puffed sleeves and full, gathered skirts set into chicly dropped waists."

Etymology

Etymology tree English chic Middle English -ly English -ly English chicly From chic + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more chicly (comparative) most chicly (superlative)

Rhymes With

obliquely

Questions

How do you pronounce chicly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃiːkli/.
What does chicly mean?: In a chic or fashionable way.
Where does chicly come from?: Etymology tree English chic Middle English -ly English -ly English chicly From chic + -ly.

How to pronounce chicly

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