Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infamously

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
in-fa-mous-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an infamous manner.

adv

Famously, known for being.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English infamous Middle English -ly English -ly English infamously From infamous + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more infamously (comparative) most infamously (superlative)

Questions

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

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