Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forgetfully

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-get-ful-ly
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

in a forgetful manner

Etymology

Etymology tree English forgetful Middle English -ly English -ly English forgetfully From forgetful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more forgetfully (comparative) most forgetfully (superlative)

Questions

What does forgetfully mean?
in a forgetful manner
Where does forgetfully come from?
Etymology tree English forgetful Middle English -ly English -ly English forgetfully From forgetful + -ly.

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