Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

majestically

/mədʒˈɛstɪkəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: ma-jes-ti-cal-ly
IPA: /mədʒˈɛstɪkəli/

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a majestic manner.

Example Sentences

"When the right-away was given, Driver Gibson would give a sonorous blast on Cardean's deep-toned hooter, and amid a flurry of swirling steam the train would move majestically out, with nearly half the city of Carlisle—or so it would appear—as onlookers on the platform."

Etymology

Etymology tree English majestic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English majestically From majestic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more majestically (comparative) most majestically (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce majestically?: The recorded pronunciation is /mədʒˈɛstɪkəli/.
What does majestically mean?: In a majestic manner.
Where does majestically come from?: Etymology tree English majestic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English majestically From majestic + -ally.

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