Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prolifically

/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
pro-lif-i-cal-ly
IPA
/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪkli/
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a prolific manner, or to a prolific extent; abundantly.

Etymology

Etymology tree English prolific Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English prolifically From prolific + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more prolifically (comparative) most prolifically (superlative)

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce prolifically?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊlˈɪfɪkli/.
What does prolifically mean?
In a prolific manner, or to a prolific extent; abundantly.
Where does prolifically come from?
Etymology tree English prolific Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English prolifically From prolific + -ally.

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