Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compassionately

/kəmpˈæʃənətlˌi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: com-pas-sion-ate-ly
IPA: /kəmpˈæʃənətlˌi/

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a compassionate manner.

Example Sentences

"And one of the greatest exponents of rhyming slang I ever knew once addressed this question to me: "Tell me, is my titfer on solicitor's fee?" Now I got titfer" immediately, of course. The question had something to do with his hat. But after trying for fifteen minutes to work out what "solicitor's fee" meant, I had to give up. Almost compassionately the expert explained. A solicitor (attorney) usually charges six shillings and eightpence, or colloquially speaking, six and eight. Six and eight is rhyming slang for straight. So all he wanted to know was if his hat were on straight."

Etymology

Etymology tree English compassionate Middle English -ly English -ly English compassionately From compassionate + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more compassionately (comparative) most compassionately (superlative)

Synonyms

pityingly

Questions

How do you pronounce compassionately?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmpˈæʃənətlˌi/.
What does compassionately mean?: In a compassionate manner.
Where does compassionately come from?: Etymology tree English compassionate Middle English -ly English -ly English compassionately From compassionate + -ly.

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