Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knottily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: knot-ti-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a knotty way.

Example Sentences

"He examines the implications of a doubly incestuous bloodline (which is not new speculation and is knottily complicated: it makes Adolf “a First-Degree Incestuary One Step Removed.”)"

Etymology

From knotty + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: knotty

Inflected Forms

more knottily (comparative) most knottily (superlative)

Questions

What does knottily mean?: In a knotty way.
Where does knottily come from?: From knotty + -ly.

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