Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horsely

/hˈɔɹsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
horse-ly
IPA
/hˈɔɹsli/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, relating to, or similar to horses; horselike or equine.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

  • "“The best I can say is that it was a very horsely horse. […]""

Etymology

From Middle English horsly, equivalent to horse + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more horsely (comparative) most horsely (superlative)

Derived Forms

horseliness

Frequently Paired Words

horseface horsen horsiness

Synonyms

horsen horsy horsey

Homonyms

horsley

Rhymes With

horsley

Questions

How do you pronounce horsely?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔɹsli/.
What does horsely mean?
Pertaining to, relating to, or similar to horses; horselike or equine.
Where does horsely come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce horsely

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