Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

generically

/dʒəˈnɛɹɪkli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: gener-i-cal-ly
IPA: /dʒəˈnɛɹɪkli/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a generic manner.

adv

With regard to a genus.

Example Sentences

"There is only inflation or deflation of scale (which we refer to generically as "flation") from whatever is designated as the standard."
"an animal generically distinct from another"

Etymology

Etymology tree English generic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English generically From generic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more generically (comparative) most generically (superlative)

Rhymes With

hysterically numerically

Questions

How do you pronounce generically?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒəˈnɛɹɪkli/.
What does generically mean?: In a generic manner.
Where does generically come from?: Etymology tree English generic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English generically From generic + -ally.

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