Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punishably

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pun-ish-ably
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a punishable manner; in a manner that merits punishment.

Etymology

Etymology tree English punishable Middle English -ly English -ly English punishably From punishable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more punishably (comparative) most punishably (superlative)

Questions

What does punishably mean?: In a punishable manner; in a manner that merits punishment.
Where does punishably come from?: Etymology tree English punishable Middle English -ly English -ly English punishably From punishable + -ly.

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