Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaily

/ˈɡeɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: gai-ly
IPA: /ˈɡeɪli/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Dated

adv

Dated

Example Sentences

"The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures."

Etymology

Etymology tree English gay Middle English -ly English -ly English gaily From gay + -ly.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more gaily (comparative) most gaily (superlative)

Synonyms

gayly joyously blessedly bubblingly chearfully cheerfully cheerily cheerly eudaemonically eupeptically gaily genially

Homonyms

gayly

Rhymes With

daily israeli bailey haley daly hayley daley hailey ukulele bayley aly baillie

Questions

How do you pronounce gaily?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡeɪli/.
What does gaily mean?: Merrily.
Where does gaily come from?: Etymology tree English gay Middle English -ly English -ly English gaily From gay + -ly.

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