Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inimically

/ɪˈnɪ.mɪ.kli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-im-i-cal-ly
IPA
/ɪˈnɪ.mɪ.kli/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an inimical manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English inimical Middle English -ly English -ly English inimically From inimical + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more inimically (comparative) most inimically (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce inimically?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈnɪ.mɪ.kli/.
What does inimically mean?
In an inimical manner.
Where does inimically come from?
Etymology tree English inimical Middle English -ly English -ly English inimically From inimical + -ly.

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