How do you pronounce impressively?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪmpɹˈɛsɪvli/.

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impressively

/ˌɪmpɹˈɛsɪvli/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

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"The words written on the animal were next repeated impressively, and if the dog began to bark, it was a sign that the lover would gain his objective."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English impressive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English impressively From impressive + -ly.

more impressively (comparative) most impressively (superlative)

imposingly

unimpressively

aggressively progressively excessively successively obsessively

How do you pronounce impressively?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪmpɹˈɛsɪvli/.
What does impressively mean?: In an impressive manner; forcibly.
Where does impressively come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English impressive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English impressively From impressive + -ly.

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