Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resistlessly

/ɹəˈzɪstləsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-sist-less-ly
IPA: /ɹəˈzɪstləsli/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an unresisting manner; without objection or opposition.

Archaic; Literary

Example Sentences

"Sherman was sweeping resistlessly across the State."
"Embracing man, embracing all, proceed the three hundred and sixty-five resistlessly round the sun; / Embracing all, soothing, supporting, follow close three hundred and sixty-five offsets of the first, sure and necessary as they."
"And by alcoholic I mean a man whose chemistry craves alcohol and drives him resistlessly to it."
"She yielded resistlessly, every fibre of her being quivering responsive to the overwhelming passion of love which had at last stormed and broken down all barriers."

Etymology

From resistless + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: resistless

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹəˈzɪstləsli/
British English: /ɹɪˈzɪstləsli/

Usage

Synonyms

irresistibly unresistingly

Questions

How do you pronounce resistlessly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈzɪstləsli/.
What does resistlessly mean?: In an unresisting manner; without objection or opposition.
Where does resistlessly come from?: From resistless + -ly.

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