Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lithely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lithe-ly
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a lithe manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English lithe Middle English -ly English -ly English lithely From lithe + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more lithely (comparative) most lithely (superlative)

Questions

What does lithely mean?
In a lithe manner.
Where does lithely come from?
Etymology tree English lithe Middle English -ly English -ly English lithely From lithe + -ly.

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