Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diabolically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
di-a-bol-i-cal-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a diabolical manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English diabolical Middle English -ly English -ly English diabolically From diabolical + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more diabolically (comparative) most diabolically (superlative)

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Questions

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

How to pronounce diabolically

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