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desolately

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
des-o-late-ly
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a desolate manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English desolate Middle English -ly English -ly English desolately From desolate + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more desolately (comparative) most desolately (superlative)

Synonyms

disconsolately

Questions

What does desolately mean?
In a desolate manner.
Where does desolately come from?
Etymology tree English desolate Middle English -ly English -ly English desolately From desolate + -ly.

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