Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quaintly

/ˈkweɪntli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: quaint-ly
IPA: /ˈkweɪntli/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.

Example Sentences

"The aged man was leaning back in a quaintly embossed oaken chair, on whose carving the arms of his family were gorgeously painted and inlaid."

Etymology

Etymology tree English quaint Middle English -ly English -ly English quaintly From quaint + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more quaintly (comparative) most quaintly (superlative)

Rhymes With

faintly saintly

Questions

How do you pronounce quaintly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkweɪntli/.
What does quaintly mean?: In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.
Where does quaintly come from?: Etymology tree English quaint Middle English -ly English -ly English quaintly From quaint + -ly.

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