Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retractably

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-tractably
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a retractable way.

Example Sentences

"Robbie and Allen patented their roof design and the four MLB stadiums that are currently retractably domed do not come close to duplicating their ideas."

Etymology

From retractable + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: retractable

Questions

What does retractably mean?: In a retractable way.
Where does retractably come from?: From retractable + -ly.

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