Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrogradely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: ret-ro-grade-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With a backward motion

Example Sentences

"proteins migrating retrogradely"

Etymology

Etymology tree English retrograde Middle English -ly English -ly English retrogradely From retrograde + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more retrogradely (comparative) most retrogradely (superlative)

Antonyms

anterogradely

Questions

What does retrogradely mean?: With a backward motion
Where does retrogradely come from?: Etymology tree English retrograde Middle English -ly English -ly English retrogradely From retrograde + -ly.

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