Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distinctively

/dɪstˈɪŋktɪvli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: dis-tinc-tive-ly
IPA: /dɪstˈɪŋktɪvli/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference.

Etymology

Etymology tree English distinctive Middle English -ly English -ly English distinctively From distinctive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more distinctively (comparative) most distinctively (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce distinctively?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪstˈɪŋktɪvli/.
What does distinctively mean?: In a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference.
Where does distinctively come from?: Etymology tree English distinctive Middle English -ly English -ly English distinctively From distinctive + -ly.

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