Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guiltily

/ˈɡɪltˌɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: guilti-ly
IPA: /ˈɡɪltˌɪli/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a guilty manner; as if guilty.

Example Sentences

"Guiltily, from time to time, she took swift inquiring looks at Mina, who was dressed more carefully, and had fresh plaited her hair."
"He was guiltily aware now that he had kept Podson in the dark about the state of his finances to secure that extra fortnight's painting."

Etymology

Etymology tree English guilty Middle English -ly English -ly English guiltily From guilty + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɡɪltˌɪli/

Inflected Forms

more guiltily (comparative) most guiltily (superlative)

Synonyms

guiltylike nocently bang to rights blameworthily compunctiously dead to rights guiltily red-handedly

Antonyms

innocently

Rhymes With

silly billy chile lily willie chili philly willy lilly cincinnati chili chilly hilly

Questions

How do you pronounce guiltily?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɪltˌɪli/.
What does guiltily mean?: In a guilty manner; as if guilty.
Where does guiltily come from?: Etymology tree English guilty Middle English -ly English -ly English guiltily From guilty + -ly.

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