monotonically
/ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪkli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a monotonic manner, pertaining to the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress.
Etymology
Etymology tree English monotonic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English monotonically From monotonic + -ally.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪkli/
- British English: /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪkli/