Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fatefully

/ˈfeɪtfəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
fate-ful-ly
IPA
/ˈfeɪtfəli/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a fateful manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English fateful Middle English -ly English -ly English fatefully From fateful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more fatefully (comparative) most fatefully (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce fatefully?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪtfəli/.
What does fatefully mean?
In a fateful manner.
Where does fatefully come from?
Etymology tree English fateful Middle English -ly English -ly English fatefully From fateful + -ly.

How to pronounce fatefully

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