Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dextrously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dex-trous-ly
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dextrous + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more dextrously (comparative) most dextrously (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does dextrously mean?
Alternative form of dexterously.
Where does dextrously come from?
From dextrous + -ly.

How to pronounce dextrously

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