Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

externally

/ɪkstˈɝnəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ter-nal-ly
IPA
/ɪkstˈɝnəli/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

on the surface or the outside

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English external Middle English -ly English -ly English externally From external + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more externally (comparative) most externally (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce externally?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkstˈɝnəli/.
What does externally mean?
on the surface or the outside
Where does externally come from?
Etymology tree English external Middle English -ly English -ly English externally From external + -ly.

How to pronounce externally

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