Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glumly

/ˈɡlʌmli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: glum-ly
IPA: /ˈɡlʌmli/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a glum manner.

Example Sentences

"Robert turned and dawdled glumly through the peace of evening[.]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English glum Middle English -ly English -ly English glumly From glum + -ly.

Synonyms

moodily sullenly dourly

Rhymes With

lumley comely brumley plumley chumley crumley rumley cholmondeley dumbly numbly rumly drumly

Questions

How do you pronounce glumly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlʌmli/.
What does glumly mean?: In a glum manner.
Where does glumly come from?: Etymology tree English glum Middle English -ly English -ly English glumly From glum + -ly.

How to pronounce glumly

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