Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreseeably

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: fore-see-ably
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner that could be foreseen.

Example Sentences

"“It could foreseeably be admissible,” said Gerald Lefcourt, a defense lawyer with experience in both criminal and celebrity cases."

Etymology

From foreseeable + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: foreseeable

Inflected Forms

more foreseeably (comparative) most foreseeably (superlative)

Questions

What does foreseeably mean?: In a manner that could be foreseen.
Where does foreseeably come from?: From foreseeable + -ly.

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