prominently
/ˈpɹɑmɪnəntli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It is the transcontinental trains which figure most prominently in railway advertising. Both railways run two trains in each direction."
- "He would also have been exposed to the coughings and shufflings, comings and goings, questions and answers, wailings and slammings, snivellings and sneezings, etc., which figured so prominently in the reference room […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English prominent Middle English -ly English -ly English prominently From prominent + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹɑmɪnəntli/
- British English: /ˈpɹɒmɪnəntli/
Inflected Forms
more prominently (comparative)
most prominently (superlative)