Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

readerly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
read-er-ly
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of readers.

adj

Of or relating to the reader.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From reader + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more readerly (comparative) most readerly (superlative)

Derived Forms

unreaderly

Questions

What does readerly mean?
Characteristic of readers.
Where does readerly come from?
From reader + -ly.

How to pronounce readerly

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