Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rottenly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rot-ten-ly
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a rotten manner; poorly.

Example Sentences

"Although only a youngster, and a pretty rottenly educated one at that, I had a very introspective mind."

Etymology

Etymology tree English rotten Middle English -ly English -ly English rottenly From rotten + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more rottenly (comparative) most rottenly (superlative)

Synonyms

terribly atrociously awfully abominably abysmally

Questions

What does rottenly mean?: In a rotten manner; poorly.
Where does rottenly come from?: Etymology tree English rotten Middle English -ly English -ly English rottenly From rotten + -ly.

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