Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gleefully

/ɡlˈifəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
glee-ful-ly
IPA
/ɡlˈifəli/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With glee; joyfully

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English gleeful Middle English -ly English -ly English gleefully From gleeful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more gleefully (comparative) most gleefully (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce gleefully?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlˈifəli/.
What does gleefully mean?
With glee; joyfully
Where does gleefully come from?
Etymology tree English gleeful Middle English -ly English -ly English gleefully From gleeful + -ly.

How to pronounce gleefully

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