Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mirthlessly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: mirth-less-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a mirthless manner; sadly.

Example Sentences

"Miriam laughed again, but mirthlessly, to hear him thus mix her up with women in a general way."
"And presently he grew conscious that the gods had played a very good practical joke on him, and he laughed at himself mirthlessly."

Etymology

Etymology tree English mirthless Middle English -ly English -ly English mirthlessly From mirthless + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more mirthlessly (comparative) most mirthlessly (superlative)

Questions

What does mirthlessly mean?: In a mirthless manner; sadly.
Where does mirthlessly come from?: Etymology tree English mirthless Middle English -ly English -ly English mirthlessly From mirthless + -ly.

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