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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dourly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
dourly
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a dour manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English dour Middle English -ly English -ly English dourly From dour + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more dourly (comparative) most dourly (superlative)

Synonyms

sullenly glumly

Questions

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

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