Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lividly

/ˈlɪvɪdliː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: li-vid-ly
IPA: /ˈlɪvɪdliː/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a way that is livid.

Example Sentences

"He was so enraged that he screamed lividly for fifteen minutes."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- Proto-Indo-European *(s)lih₃-wó-der. Proto-Italic *slīwēō Latin līveō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin līvidusder. Middle French lividebor. Middle English livid English livid Middle English -ly English -ly English lividly From livid + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more lividly (comparative) most lividly (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

livid lividity lividness

Questions

How do you pronounce lividly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪvɪdliː/.
What does lividly mean?: In a way that is livid.
Where does lividly come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- Proto-Indo-European *(s)lih₃-wó-der. Proto-Italic *slīwēō Latin līveō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin līvidusder. Middle French lividebor. Middle English livid English livid Middle English -ly English -ly English lividly From livid + -ly.

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