Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dernly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dern-ly
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Secretly.

Obsolete

adv

Sternly, imposingly.

Obsolete

adv

Sorrowfully; grievously.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dern + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more dernly (comparative) most dernly (superlative)

Questions

What does dernly mean?
Secretly.
Where does dernly come from?
From dern + -ly.

How to pronounce dernly

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