remarkably
/ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a remarkable manner.
adv
To a noteworthy extent.
adv
Used to draw special attention to a proposition.
Example Sentences
- "He performed the piece remarkably, offering novel interpretations to its nearly cliched passages."
- "That dog is remarkably fierce."
- "Suggestions that those leaders are irrational and their decisions unfathomable are remarkably shallow. North Korea is not a theocracy led by zealots who preach the rewards of the afterlife."
- "Remarkably, three State assembly elections were decided by a total of fewer than one hundred votes."
Etymology
Etymology tree English remarkable Middle English -ly English -ly English remarkably From remarkable + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/
- British English: /ɹɪˈmɑːkəbli/
Inflected Forms
more remarkably (comparative)
most remarkably (superlative)