Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neutrally

/ˈnjuːtɹə.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: neu-tral-ly
IPA: /ˈnjuːtɹə.li/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a neutral manner; evenhandedly or fairly.

Example Sentences

"The terms of the contract were arbitrated neutrally by a third party."

Etymology

Etymology tree English neutral 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 neutrally From neutral + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more neutrally (comparative) most neutrally (superlative)

Derived Forms

electroneutrally

Questions

How do you pronounce neutrally?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnjuːtɹə.li/.
What does neutrally mean?: In a neutral manner; evenhandedly or fairly.
Where does neutrally come from?: Etymology tree English neutral 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 neutrally From neutral + -ly.

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