Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gratefully

/ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: grate-ful-ly
IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a grateful manner.

Example Sentences

"A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’"
"The patients were all treated at the Duchess of Kent Children’s Orthopaedic Hospital, Sandy Bay, Hong Kong, and the work of all colleagues, nursing staff and collaborators in this study is gratefully acknowledged."

Etymology

Etymology tree English grateful Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English gratefully From grateful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more gratefully (comparative) most gratefully (superlative)

Derived Forms

ungratefully

Synonyms

thankfully appreciatively

Questions

How do you pronounce gratefully?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/.
What does gratefully mean?: In a grateful manner.
Where does gratefully come from?: Etymology tree English grateful Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English gratefully From grateful + -ly.

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