Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heftily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hefti-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a hefty manner; heavily.

Example Sentences

"[A] lightly moustached and heftily corseted matron, true blue and scaresomely indigenous, cried out in reply, ‘Not at all, dear. What's Irish about him? He's a British subject living in Ulster!’"

Etymology

Etymology tree English hefty Middle English -ly English -ly English heftily From hefty + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more heftily (comparative) most heftily (superlative)

Questions

What does heftily mean?: In a hefty manner; heavily.
Where does heftily come from?: Etymology tree English hefty Middle English -ly English -ly English heftily From hefty + -ly.

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