Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deadlily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deadlily
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a deadly manner.

Example Sentences

"But she was deadlily learned and evil-instructed; and, now and again, when the mask dropped, men saw this, shuddered and — almost drew back."

Etymology

From deadly + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: deadly

Inflected Forms

more deadlily (comparative) most deadlily (superlative)

Questions

What does deadlily mean?: In a deadly manner.
Where does deadlily come from?: From deadly + -ly.

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