Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nittily

/ˈnɪtɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nit-ti-ly
IPA: /ˈnɪtɪli/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a nitty manner; lousily.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"hee was a man nittily needy and therefore aduentrous, esteemed, but an idel fellow"

Etymology

From nitty + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nitty

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more nittily (comparative) most nittily (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce nittily?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪtɪli/.
What does nittily mean?: In a nitty manner; lousily.
Where does nittily come from?: From nitty + -ly.

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