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obsessively

/ɑbsˈɛsɪvli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
ob-ses-sive-ly
IPA
/ɑbsˈɛsɪvli/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an obsessive manner.

adv

To an obsessive degree.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English obsess Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English obsessive 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 obsessively From obsessive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more obsessively (comparative) most obsessively (superlative)

Derived Forms

unobsessively

Frequently Paired Words

excessively

Synonyms

compulsively obsessionally

Rhymes With

aggressively progressively excessively successively impressively

Questions

How do you pronounce obsessively?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑbsˈɛsɪvli/.
What does obsessively mean?
In an obsessive manner.
Where does obsessively come from?
Etymology tree English obsess Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English obsessive 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 obsessively From obsessive + -ly.

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