Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentilly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
gen-til-ly
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Obsolete spelling of gently.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English gentilly, equivalent to gentle + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more gentilly (comparative) most gentilly (superlative)

Questions

What does gentilly mean?
Obsolete spelling of gently.
Where does gentilly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce gentilly

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