exquisitely
/ˌɛkskwˈɪzɪtli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Exceedingly; in the highest degree.
Example Sentences
- "Over the fish-dish — something sole-like, exquisitely seethed in a strange sauce, garnished with roots and fruits of the country — Tommy became sentimental."
- "She came running through the crowd dodging the cell-phoned heads, exquisitely attired as usual, probably the result of a recent shopping excursion at Fendi’s."
- "There was something exquisitely painful in the memories that crowded upon his mind: a thousand of Constance's daily acts of affection rose before him: neyer till this moment had he felt them unrequited; but now they were remembered like a reproach."
- "They danced on silently, softly. Their feet played tricks to the beat of the tireless measure, that exquisitely asinine blare which is England's punishment for having lost America."
Etymology
Etymology tree English exquisite Middle English -ly English -ly English exquisitely From exquisite + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more exquisitely (comparative)
most exquisitely (superlative)