Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naughtily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
naugh-ti-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a naughty manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English naughty Middle English -ly English -ly English naughtily From naughty + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more naughtily (comparative) most naughtily (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does naughtily mean?
In a naughty manner.
Where does naughtily come from?
Etymology tree English naughty Middle English -ly English -ly English naughtily From naughty + -ly.

How to pronounce naughtily

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