Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fittingly

/fˈɪtɪŋli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: fit-ting-ly
IPA: /fˈɪtɪŋli/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a fitting manner.

Example Sentences

"And Van Persie fittingly had the final word with seconds to go by escaping Chelsea's defence once more to thump high past Cech in front of Arsenal's joyous supporters."

Etymology

Etymology tree English fitting Middle English -ly English -ly English fittingly From fitting + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more fittingly (comparative) most fittingly (superlative)

Synonyms

appropriately suitably befittingly fitly properly duly

Rhymes With

unwittingly wittingly

Questions

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

How to pronounce fittingly

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