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refractorily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-frac-to-ri-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a refractory manner.

Etymology

From refractory + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more refractorily (comparative) most refractorily (superlative)

Questions

What does refractorily mean?
In a refractory manner.
Where does refractorily come from?
From refractory + -ly.

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