Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

effortfully

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ef-fort-ful-ly
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an effortful manner: with effort.

Example Sentences

"When Mr. Wheeldon quotes Balanchine, it is those lifts in which the ballerina has her hands placed, effortfully, on her partner’s[…]."
"They made their way effortfully towards the Carthaginians[…]”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English effortful Middle English -ly English -ly English effortfully From effortful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more effortfully (comparative) most effortfully (superlative)

Questions

What does effortfully mean?: In an effortful manner: with effort.
Where does effortfully come from?: Etymology tree English effortful Middle English -ly English -ly English effortfully From effortful + -ly.

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