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complacently

/kəmplˈeɪsəntli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
com-pla-cent-ly
IPA
/kəmplˈeɪsəntli/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English complacent Middle English -ly English -ly English complacently From complacent + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more complacently (comparative) most complacently (superlative)

Homonyms

complaisantly

Questions

How do you pronounce complacently?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəmplˈeɪsəntli/.
What does complacently mean?
In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
Where does complacently come from?
Etymology tree English complacent Middle English -ly English -ly English complacently From complacent + -ly.

How to pronounce complacently

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