Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fearsomely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: fear-some-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent

Example Sentences

"After supper, the men sprawled in their bunks or along the deacon-seat, and fearsomely they spat and swore, and fearsomely they lied."

Etymology

Etymology tree English fear Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English fearsome Middle English -ly English -ly English fearsomely From fearsome + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more fearsomely (comparative) most fearsomely (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

fearsome fearsomeness

Questions

What does fearsomely mean?: In a fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent
Where does fearsomely come from?: Etymology tree English fear Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English fearsome Middle English -ly English -ly English fearsomely From fearsome + -ly.

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