Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enormously

/ɪnˈɔɹməsli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
enor-mous-ly
IPA
/ɪnˈɔɹməsli/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Shockingly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English enormous Middle English -ly English -ly English enormously From enormous + -ly.

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce enormously?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈɔɹməsli/.
What does enormously mean?
Extremely, greatly: to an enormous degree.
Where does enormously come from?
Etymology tree English enormous Middle English -ly English -ly English enormously From enormous + -ly.

How to pronounce enormously

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