Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harmlessly

/ˈhɑɹmləsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: harm-less-ly
IPA: /ˈhɑɹmləsli/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a harmless manner.

Example Sentences

"This does not take into account the tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are harmlessly and charmingly insane in a peculiarly Manhattanite manner."

Etymology

Etymology tree English harmless Middle English -ly English -ly English harmlessly From harmless + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɑɹmləsli/
British English: /ˈhɑːmləsli/

Inflected Forms

more harmlessly (comparative) most harmlessly (superlative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce harmlessly

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