Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decoratively

/ˈdɜkɹətɪvli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: dec-o-ra-tive-ly
IPA: /ˈdɜkɹətɪvli/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a decorative manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English decorative Middle English -ly English -ly English decoratively From decorative + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɜkɹətɪvli/

Inflected Forms

more decoratively (comparative) most decoratively (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce decoratively?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɜkɹətɪvli/.
What does decoratively mean?: In a decorative manner.
Where does decoratively come from?: Etymology tree English decorative Middle English -ly English -ly English decoratively From decorative + -ly.

How to pronounce decoratively

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