Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doctrinally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: doc-tri-nal-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a doctrinal manner; in terms of doctrine.

Example Sentences

"He was doctrinally knowledgeable but failed to follow the basic tenets of the religion."

Etymology

Etymology tree English doctrinal Middle English -ly English -ly English doctrinally From doctrinal + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more doctrinally (comparative) most doctrinally (superlative)

Questions

What does doctrinally mean?: In a doctrinal manner; in terms of doctrine.
Where does doctrinally come from?: Etymology tree English doctrinal Middle English -ly English -ly English doctrinally From doctrinal + -ly.

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