colloquially
/kəˈloʊ.kwi.əli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a colloquial manner.
Example Sentences
- "Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated ungulates."
- "Known colloquially as the "El," the elevated lines constituted the earliest attempt to remove urban passenger traffic from the streets."
- "The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it is known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, it’s a big deal. For foreigners, it is a unique insight into the quintessentially Japanese experience of trainspotting."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *tlokʷetorder. Proto-Italic *tlokʷōr Latin loquor Latin colloquor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin colloquiumder. Middle English colloquies English colloquy Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colloquial Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English colloquially From colloquial + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əli/
- British English: /kəˈləʊ.kwɪəli/
Inflected Forms
more colloquially (comparative)
most colloquially (superlative)