Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proximately

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
prox-i-mate-ly
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.

Etymology

From proximate + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more proximately (comparative) most proximately (superlative)

Questions

What does proximately mean?
In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.
Where does proximately come from?
From proximate + -ly.

How to pronounce proximately

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