Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deafly

/ˈdɛfli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
deaf-ly
IPA
/ˈdɛfli/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a deaf manner; without the aid of a sense of hearing.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *daubaz Proto-West Germanic *daub Old English dēaf Middle English def English deaf Middle English -ly English -ly English deafly From deaf + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more deafly (comparative) most deafly (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce deafly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛfli/.
What does deafly mean?
In a deaf manner; without the aid of a sense of hearing.
Where does deafly come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *daubaz Proto-West Germanic *daub Old English dēaf Middle English def English deaf Middle English -ly English -ly English deafly From deaf + -ly.

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