Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ogreishly

/ˈəʊɡ(ə)ɹɪʃli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ogreish-ly
IPA: /ˈəʊɡ(ə)ɹɪʃli/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Like an ogre.

Example Sentences

"A great, distorted silhouette of his own head appeared upon the wall, leaning ogreishly over the pillow."

Etymology

From ogreish + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ogreish

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈəʊɡ(ə)ɹɪʃli/

Inflected Forms

more ogreishly (comparative) most ogreishly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ogreishly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈəʊɡ(ə)ɹɪʃli/.
What does ogreishly mean?: Like an ogre.
Where does ogreishly come from?: From ogreish + -ly.

How to pronounce ogreishly

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