Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

musically

/ˈmjuːzɪkəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: mu-si-cal-ly
IPA: /ˈmjuːzɪkəli/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a musical manner.

adv

In terms of music.

Example Sentences

"The wind chimes tinkled musically in the breeze."
"Something might alſo be ſaid of the choice of Words, in our refined Engliſh Tongue; which are to be liked and approved according to their tone, and the ſweetneſs of their cadence, that is, as they run muſically in the Ear."
"[…] with accents muſically ſweet A tender voice his wondring ear allur'd."
"A gentle breeze fills the huge sail of our dhow, and draws us through the water that ripples musically against her sides."
"Prill laughed musically[.]"
"The film looked good, but was musically lacking."

Etymology

From Middle English musicallye, musikili; equivalent to musical + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: musicallye
Suffix: musical

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

more musically (comparative) most musically (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce musically?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmjuːzɪkəli/.
What does musically mean?: In a musical manner.
Where does musically come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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