Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

familiarly

/fəˈmɪl.jɚ.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: fa-mil-iar-ly
IPA: /fəˈmɪl.jɚ.li/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With a lack of formality:

adv

With a lack of formality:

Dated

adv

With a lack of formality:

Colloquial

adv

With knowledge or experience:

adv

With knowledge or experience:

Example Sentences

"He spoke familiarly to the hotel porter."
"‘Oh, my oath,’ Dan said, and ‘chucked’ Mrs. Brown familiarly under the chin. ‘Get along wid you!’ she cried, jumping back and colouring up."
"The giant panda, familiarly known as a "panda bear", is not actually a bear at all."
"The voice from downstairs sounded familiarly like a foghorn, and right away he knew that Uncle Fred had arrived."
"The instructor spoke familiarly about the dangerous conditions on the mountain during the winter."

Etymology

From Middle English familierly, equivalent to familiar + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: familierly
Suffix: familiar

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fəˈmɪl.jɚ.li/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more familiarly (comparative) most familiarly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce familiarly?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈmɪl.jɚ.li/.
What does familiarly mean?: With a lack of formality:
Where does familiarly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce familiarly

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