Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protensively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-ten-sive-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a protensive fashion.

Etymology

From protensive + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more protensively (comparative) most protensively (superlative)

Questions

What does protensively mean?
In a protensive fashion.
Where does protensively come from?
From protensive + -ly.

How to pronounce protensively

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