Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rankly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rankly
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a rank manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English rankli, ronkly, from Old English ranclīċe (“showily; boldly”), equivalent to rank + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic rakklega (“boldly; valiantly”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more rankly (comparative) most rankly (superlative)

Questions

What does rankly mean?
In a rank manner.
Where does rankly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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