Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heathenly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hea-then-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

heathen

Archaic

adv

In a heathen manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English hethenli; equivalent to heathen + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more heathenly (comparative) most heathenly (superlative)

Synonyms

heathenish pagan uncivilized animalistic barbarian barbaric barbarious barbarous brutal brutish Gothic Gothlike

Questions

What does heathenly mean?
heathen
Where does heathenly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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