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inanely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
inane-ly
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an inane manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English inane Middle English -ly English -ly English inanely From inane + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more inanely (comparative) most inanely (superlative)

Synonyms

fatuously

Questions

What does inanely mean?
In an inane manner.
Where does inanely come from?
Etymology tree English inane Middle English -ly English -ly English inanely From inane + -ly.

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