Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

restlessly

/ɹˈɛstləsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
rest-less-ly
IPA
/ɹˈɛstləsli/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a restless manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *rastō Proto-West Germanic *rastu Old English ræst Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Old English ræstlēas Middle English restles English restless Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English restlessly From restless + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more restlessly (comparative) most restlessly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce restlessly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɛstləsli/.
What does restlessly mean?
In a restless manner.
Where does restlessly come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *rastō Proto-West Germanic *rastu Old English ræst Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Old English ræstlēas Middle English restles English restless Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English restlessly From restless + -ly.

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