Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: pe-nal-ly
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

According to a penal code

name

A village and community in south-east Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SS1199).

Etymology

Etymology tree English penal Middle English -ly English -ly English penally From penal + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

more penally (comparative) most penally (superlative)

Synonyms

punitively punitorily

Questions

What does penally mean?: According to a penal code
Where does penally come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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