effortlessly

/ˈɛf.ɚt.ləs.li/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

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adv

"She hoisted the child effortlessly and plopped him in bed."
"Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe."

Etymology tree English effortless Middle English -ly English -ly English effortlessly From effortless + -ly.

more effortlessly (comparative) most effortlessly (superlative)

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How do you pronounce effortlessly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛf.ɚt.ləs.li/.

What does effortlessly mean?

Without effort; without difficulty or struggle.

Where does effortlessly come from?

Etymology tree English effortless Middle English -ly English -ly English effortlessly From effortless + -ly.

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