Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cosmetically

/kˌɔzmˈɛtɪkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: cos-met-i-cal-ly
IPA: /kˌɔzmˈɛtɪkli/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In cosmetic terms; regarding appearance.

Example Sentences

"Chronic venous disease includes cosmetically undesirable telangiectasias, varicose veins, venous ulceration, and claudication."
"Agreement has been reached with operator Freightliner for it to be moved, to be cosmetically restored."

Etymology

Etymology tree English cosmetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English cosmetically From cosmetic + -ally.

Rhymes With

genetically aesthetically alphabetically hypothetically energetically phonetically poetically athletically synthetically esthetically

Questions

How do you pronounce cosmetically?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˌɔzmˈɛtɪkli/.
What does cosmetically mean?: In cosmetic terms; regarding appearance.
Where does cosmetically come from?: Etymology tree English cosmetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English cosmetically From cosmetic + -ally.

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