Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metrically

/mˈɛtɹɪkəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: met-ri-cal-ly
IPA: /mˈɛtɹɪkəli/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a metrical manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English metrical 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 metrically From metrical + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more metrically (comparative) most metrically (superlative)

Derived Forms

historiometrically hypermetrically oscillometrically osteometrically sociometrically xylometrically

Phrases

metrically compatible

Rhymes With

diametrically

Questions

How do you pronounce metrically?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛtɹɪkəli/.
What does metrically mean?: In a metrical manner.
Where does metrically come from?: Etymology tree English metrical 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 metrically From metrical + -ly.

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