Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasally

/ˈneɪzəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: nasal-ly
IPA: /ˈneɪzəli/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a nasal manner or tone.

adv

By, through or using the nose.

adj

That sounds nasal.

Example Sentences

"speak nasally"
"Among the Arabs, who are highly sensitive to aromas as sexual stimulants, perfume is applied for this purpose to the mouth, the armpits, nasally, and the pudenda muliebria."
"The loud, nasally voice from behind the door attracted my attention."
"My only option was to tell the off-site building manager, a nasally guy named Russell Sepulveda."

Etymology

Etymology tree English nasal 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 nasally From nasal + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more nasally (comparative) most nasally (superlative)

Derived Forms

infranasally intranasally oculonasally oronasally orthonasally retronasally superonasally supranasally

Rhymes With

crazily

Questions

How do you pronounce nasally?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈneɪzəli/.
What does nasally mean?: In a nasal manner or tone.
Where does nasally come from?: Etymology tree English nasal 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 nasally From nasal + -ly.

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