Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polysyllabically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-syl-lab-i-cal-ly
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a polysyllabic way.

Example Sentences

"He speaks so calmly and polysyllabically that people fail to appreciate the Machiavellian ambition inside."

Etymology

From polysyllabic + -ally.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: polysyllabic

Inflected Forms

more polysyllabically (comparative) most polysyllabically (superlative)

Questions

What does polysyllabically mean?: In a polysyllabic way.
Where does polysyllabically come from?: From polysyllabic + -ally.

How to pronounce polysyllabically

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