Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roundaboutly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: round-about-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a roundabout manner; indirectly.

Example Sentences

"Now, all of a sudden, he found himself cautious, trying to be a politician, and the result was, he expressed his frustrations roundaboutly instead of directly."

Etymology

From roundabout + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: roundabout

Inflected Forms

more roundaboutly (comparative) most roundaboutly (superlative)

Questions

What does roundaboutly mean?: In a roundabout manner; indirectly.
Where does roundaboutly come from?: From roundabout + -ly.

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