Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imbecilely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-be-cile-ly
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an imbecile manner.

Etymology

From imbecile + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more imbecilely (comparative) most imbecilely (superlative)

Questions

What does imbecilely mean?
In an imbecile manner.
Where does imbecilely come from?
From imbecile + -ly.

How to pronounce imbecilely

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