Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flexibly

/flˈɛksəbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: flex-i-bly
IPA: /flˈɛksəbli/

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a flexible manner.

Example Sentences

"But while the decline in season ticket sales as a proportion of fares income has continued, commuting has by no means died. Instead, people are working more flexibly. Therefore, a monthly or annual season ticket is not worthwhile."

Etymology

Etymology tree English flexible Middle English -ly English -ly English flexibly From flexible + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more flexibly (comparative) most flexibly (superlative)

Rhymes With

inflexibly

Questions

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

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