Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreknowingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fore-know-ing-ly
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

  • "He who […] foreknowingly loses his life"

Etymology

From foreknowing + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more foreknowingly (comparative) most foreknowingly (superlative)

Questions

What does foreknowingly mean?
With foreknowledge; knowing beforehand.
Where does foreknowingly come from?
From foreknowing + -ly.

How to pronounce foreknowingly

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