Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protectively

/pɹətˈɛktɪvli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-tec-tive-ly
IPA: /pɹətˈɛktɪvli/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a protective manner.

Example Sentences

"Her smile froze. Her hands raised protectively, she crouched back. From her throat came a sound of pure terror."

Etymology

Etymology tree Medieval Latin prōtēctīvusbor. English protective 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 protectively From protective + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more protectively (comparative) most protectively (superlative)

Derived Forms

cardioprotectively cryoprotectively neuroprotectively

Rhymes With

effectively respectively collectively selectively objectively retrospectively prospectively affectively

Questions

How do you pronounce protectively?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹətˈɛktɪvli/.
What does protectively mean?: In a protective manner.
Where does protectively come from?: Etymology tree Medieval Latin prōtēctīvusbor. English protective 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 protectively From protective + -ly.

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