Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

responsibly

/ɹɪspˈɑnsəbli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
re-spon-si-bly
IPA
/ɹɪspˈɑnsəbli/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a responsible manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English responsible Middle English -ly English -ly English responsibly From responsible + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more responsibly (comparative) most responsibly (superlative)

Antonyms

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Questions

How do you pronounce responsibly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪspˈɑnsəbli/.
What does responsibly mean?
In a responsible manner.
Where does responsibly come from?
Etymology tree English responsible Middle English -ly English -ly English responsibly From responsible + -ly.

How to pronounce responsibly

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