Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reclusively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: reclu-sive-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a reclusive manner.

Example Sentences

"Until the death, Mr. Spector, 67, a music legend who worked with John Lennon, Ike and Tina Turner and the Rolling Stones, among others, had lived reclusively for decades."

Etymology

From reclusive + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: reclusive

Inflected Forms

more reclusively (comparative) most reclusively (superlative)

Questions

What does reclusively mean?: In a reclusive manner.
Where does reclusively come from?: From reclusive + -ly.

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