Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compulsively

/kəmpˈʌlsɪvli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: com-pul-sive-ly
IPA: /kəmpˈʌlsɪvli/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a compulsive manner; obsessively.

Etymology

Etymology tree English compulsive Middle English -ly English -ly English compulsively From compulsive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more compulsively (comparative) most compulsively (superlative)

Synonyms

obsessively obsessionally

Rhymes With

impulsively

Questions

How do you pronounce compulsively?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmpˈʌlsɪvli/.
What does compulsively mean?: In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
Where does compulsively come from?: Etymology tree English compulsive Middle English -ly English -ly English compulsively From compulsive + -ly.

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