Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knowledgeably

/nˈɑlɪdʒəbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
knowl-edge-ably
IPA
/nˈɑlɪdʒəbli/
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a knowledgeable manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English knowledge Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English knowledgeable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English knowledgeably From knowledgeable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more knowledgeably (comparative) most knowledgeably (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

How do you pronounce knowledgeably?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɑlɪdʒəbli/.
What does knowledgeably mean?
In a knowledgeable manner.
Where does knowledgeably come from?
Etymology tree English knowledge Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English knowledgeable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English knowledgeably From knowledgeable + -ly.

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