Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defenselessly

/dɪˈfɛnsləsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-fense-less-ly
IPA: /dɪˈfɛnsləsli/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a defenseless manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English defenseless Middle English -ly English -ly English defenselessly From defenseless + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈfɛnsləsli/

Inflected Forms

more defenselessly (comparative) most defenselessly (superlative)

Synonyms

defenseless defenceless defencelessly

Questions

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

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