proportionally
/pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.
Example Sentences
- "The will of those who never allow their will to be disputed, unless they happen to be in a good humour, when they relax proportionally, is almost always unreasonable."
- "The spiny-cheeked honeyeater has a more generalized diet and the gastrointestinal tract is similar structurally and proportionally to other honyeaters."
Etymology
Etymology tree English proportional Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English proportionally From proportional + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/
- British English: /pɹəˈpɔːʃənəli/
Inflected Forms
more proportionally (comparative)
most proportionally (superlative)