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lousily

/ˈlaʊzɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lousi-ly
IPA
/ˈlaʊzɪli/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a lousy manner, poorly or vilely.

Etymology

Etymology tree English lousy Middle English -ly English -ly English lousily From lousy + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more lousily (comparative) most lousily (superlative)

Rhymes With

drowsily blowsily

Questions

How do you pronounce lousily?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaʊzɪli/.
What does lousily mean?
In a lousy manner, poorly or vilely.
Where does lousily come from?
Etymology tree English lousy Middle English -ly English -ly English lousily From lousy + -ly.

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