Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phonily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phoni-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a phony way, or to a phony extent

Example Sentences

"Or in the 70s without its being a case in point that our need for nostalgia had, after the coming and going of scads of phonily rustic eateries, really reached absurd proportions."

Etymology

Etymology tree English phony Middle English -ly English -ly English phonily From phony + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more phonily (comparative) most phonily (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

phoniness

Questions

What does phonily mean?: In a phony way, or to a phony extent
Where does phonily come from?: Etymology tree English phony Middle English -ly English -ly English phonily From phony + -ly.

How to pronounce phonily

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