Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frugally

/fɹˈuɡəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: fru-gal-ly
IPA: /fɹˈuɡəli/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a frugal manner.

Example Sentences

"When they are at work they live most frugally, denying themselves every comfort and luxury till they have made a "pile.""

Etymology

Etymology tree English frugal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English frugally From frugal + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more frugally (comparative) most frugally (superlative)

Synonyms

economically

Questions

How do you pronounce frugally?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹˈuɡəli/.
What does frugally mean?: In a frugal manner.
Where does frugally come from?: Etymology tree English frugal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English frugally From frugal + -ly.

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