Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

initiatively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ini-tia-tive-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

On one's own initiative; without being prompted

Example Sentences

"During the scanning process, subjects were asked to lie still with eyes open and not think initiatively."

Etymology

From initiative + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: initiative

Questions

What does initiatively mean?: On one's own initiative; without being prompted
Where does initiatively come from?: From initiative + -ly.

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