Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expansively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: ex-pan-sive-ly
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an expansive manner.

Example Sentences

"'Sad business, isn't it?' remarked the manager expansively. 'Patient any better today, sir?'"

Etymology

Etymology tree English expansive Middle English -ly English -ly English expansively From expansive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more expansively (comparative) most expansively (superlative)

Synonyms

ebulliently exuberantly

Questions

What does expansively mean?: In an expansive manner.
Where does expansively come from?: Etymology tree English expansive Middle English -ly English -ly English expansively From expansive + -ly.

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