Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

competently

/kˈɑmpətɪntli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: com-pe-tent-ly
IPA: /kˈɑmpətɪntli/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a competent manner.

Example Sentences

"And on the end of the big table sat a pot of chicken and dumplings, the sad but tasty end of a tough red bird who had competently done his roosterly duty all his life, yet through no fault of his own had ended up a criminal."

Etymology

Etymology tree English competent Middle English -ly English -ly English competently From competent + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more competently (comparative) most competently (superlative)

Synonyms

aptly ably capably

Questions

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

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