Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predicatively

/ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: pred-ica-tive-ly
IPA: /ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv.li/

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

As a predicate; giving information about the subject of a sentence.

Example Sentences

"The Dutch adjective ‘af’ can only be used predicatively."

Etymology

Etymology tree English predicative Middle English -ly English -ly English predicatively From predicative + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv.li/
British English: /ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv.li/

Questions

How do you pronounce predicatively?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv.li/.
What does predicatively mean?: As a predicate; giving information about the subject of a sentence.
Where does predicatively come from?: Etymology tree English predicative Middle English -ly English -ly English predicatively From predicative + -ly.

How to pronounce predicatively

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