Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genteelly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gen-teel-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a genteel manner.

Example Sentences

"[A]nd Rosamund though quite a genteelly brought up young lady had responded to his advances by slapping his face."

Etymology

Etymology tree English genteel Middle English -ly English -ly English genteelly From genteel + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more genteelly (comparative) most genteelly (superlative)

Questions

What does genteelly mean?: In a genteel manner.
Where does genteelly come from?: Etymology tree English genteel Middle English -ly English -ly English genteelly From genteel + -ly.

How to pronounce genteelly

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