Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gorgeously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: gor-geous-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a gorgeous manner.

Example Sentences

"Some of these were dressed most gorgeously, others becomingly, and several sneaked in with fantail bangers, calling themselves "Gentlemen of the Nineteenth Century.""
"What other television show would feature a gorgeously designed sequence where a horrifically mutated Pierre and Marie Curie, their bodies swollen to Godzilla-like proportions from prolonged exposure to the radiation that would eventually kill them, destroy an Asian city with their bare hands like vengeance-crazed monster-Gods?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English gorgeous Middle English -ly English -ly English gorgeously From gorgeous + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more gorgeously (comparative) most gorgeously (superlative)

Synonyms

splendidly resplendently magnificently

Questions

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

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