Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gibbously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gib-bous-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a gibbous manner.

Etymology

From gibbous + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more gibbously (comparative) most gibbously (superlative)

Questions

What does gibbously mean?
In a gibbous manner.
Where does gibbously come from?
From gibbous + -ly.

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