Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coxcombically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cox-com-bi-cal-ly
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

in the manner of a coxcomb

Obsolete

Example Sentences

""Nowadays, the young people sit while their elders stand!" the Abbot succinctly said, riveting a curly-pated enfant de coeur lolling coxcombically beneath the nose of a doating Statilia."

Etymology

Etymology tree English coxcombical Middle English -ly English -ly English coxcombically From coxcombical + -ly.

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does coxcombically mean?: in the manner of a coxcomb
Where does coxcombically come from?: Etymology tree English coxcombical Middle English -ly English -ly English coxcombically From coxcombical + -ly.

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