Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handfastly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hand-fast-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a handfast manner

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"the Scots would most holilie and handfastlie promise , the English would forthwith depart with a quiet armie"

Etymology

Etymology tree English handfast Middle English -ly English -ly English handfastly From handfast + -ly.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more handfastly (comparative) most handfastly (superlative)

Questions

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

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