Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

personably

/pˈɝsənəbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-son-ably
IPA
/pˈɝsənəbli/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a personable manner.

Etymology

From personable + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more personably (comparative) most personably (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce personably?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝsənəbli/.
What does personably mean?
In a personable manner.
Where does personably come from?
From personable + -ly.

How to pronounce personably

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