Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iambically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: iambi-cal-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

According to iambic meter.

Example Sentences

"First, English phrases tend to open iambically on an unstressed word (article, preposition, or conjunction), as with The rising world and the waters in the line before us."

Etymology

From iambic + -ally, or iambical + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: iambic, iambical

Inflected Forms

more iambically (comparative) most iambically (superlative)

Questions

What does iambically mean?: According to iambic meter.
Where does iambically come from?: From iambic + -ally, or iambical + -ly.

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