Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idyllically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: idyl-li-cal-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an idyllic manner.

Example Sentences

"The idea that children's literature should be light, carefree, and idyllically emptyheaded is a fairly recent one, a response to the early instructional primers, and Goody-Two Shoes moralizing of the late Victorians."

Etymology

Etymology tree English idyllic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English idyllically From idyllic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more idyllically (comparative) most idyllically (superlative)

Questions

What does idyllically mean?: In an idyllic manner.
Where does idyllically come from?: Etymology tree English idyllic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English idyllically From idyllic + -ally.

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