Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

playfully

/plˈeɪfəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: play-ful-ly
IPA: /plˈeɪfəli/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a playful manner.

Example Sentences

"In the late stages of the Green Bay Packers’ snowswept 42-20 playoff victory over Seattle on Saturday, Brett Favre and Donald Driver playfully engaged in a snowball fight."

Etymology

Etymology tree English playful Middle English -ly English -ly English playfully From playful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more playfully (comparative) most playfully (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce playfully?: The recorded pronunciation is /plˈeɪfəli/.
What does playfully mean?: In a playful manner.
Where does playfully come from?: Etymology tree English playful Middle English -ly English -ly English playfully From playful + -ly.

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