Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

citizenly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cit-i-zen-ly
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to citizens.

adv

In the manner of a citizen.

adv

In regards to citizens.

Etymology

Etymology tree English citizen Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English citizenly From citizen + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more citizenly (comparative) most citizenly (superlative)

Derived Forms

citizenliness uncitizenly

Questions

What does citizenly mean?: Pertaining to citizens.
Where does citizenly come from?: Etymology tree English citizen Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English citizenly From citizen + -ly.

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