Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dancerly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dancer-ly
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Proper to or characteristic of a dancer

Example Sentences

"Finally, Similar Orbits, choreographed by Lynn Brown and set to Talking Heads' "Listening Wind," was the most "dancerly" piece of the evening."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dancer Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English dancerly From dancer + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more dancerly (comparative) most dancerly (superlative)

Derived Forms

dancerliness undancerly

Questions

What does dancerly mean?: Proper to or characteristic of a dancer
Where does dancerly come from?: Etymology tree English dancer Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English dancerly From dancer + -ly.

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