Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

momently

/ˈməʊməntli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mo-ment-ly
IPA: /ˈməʊməntli/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

From moment to moment; continually.

Archaic

adv

Momentarily; for a moment.

Literary

Example Sentences

"Growing momently more discontent."
"And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething, / As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing, / A mighty fountain momently was forced: […]"
"The silent Ocean, and the starlight bay, / The twilight glow, which momently grew less, / The voiceless sands, and dropping caves, that lay / Around them, made them to each other press […]"
"Huge stones and beams falling momently from the decaying roofs above them, gave evidence, by their sullen and heavy descent, of the vast height of the surrounding houses […]"

Etymology

From Middle English momently, equivalent to moment + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: momently

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈməʊməntli/

Usage

Synonyms

by degrees little by little momentarily bit by bit piecemeal by inches continually footmeal inch by inch incrementally gradatim gradually

Questions

How do you pronounce momently?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈməʊməntli/.
What does momently mean?: From moment to moment; continually.
Where does momently come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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