Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prospectively

/pɹəspˈɛktɪvli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: prospec-tive-ly
IPA: /pɹəspˈɛktɪvli/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a prospective manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English prospective Middle English -ly English -ly English prospectively From prospective + -ly.

Frequently Paired Words

retrospectively

Rhymes With

effectively respectively collectively selectively objectively retrospectively protectively affectively

Questions

How do you pronounce prospectively?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəspˈɛktɪvli/.
What does prospectively mean?: In a prospective manner.
Where does prospectively come from?: Etymology tree English prospective Middle English -ly English -ly English prospectively From prospective + -ly.

How to pronounce prospectively

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