Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruggedly

/ɹˈʌɡədli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: rugged-ly
IPA: /ɹˈʌɡədli/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a rugged manner.

Example Sentences

"It depicted simply an enormous face, more than a meter wide: the face of a man of about forty-five, with a heavy black mustache and ruggedly handsome features."

Etymology

From Middle English ruggedli, ruggidly, equivalent to rugged + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ruggedli
Suffix: rugged

Inflected Forms

more ruggedly (comparative) most ruggedly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ruggedly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈʌɡədli/.
What does ruggedly mean?: In a rugged manner.
Where does ruggedly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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