Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rumly

/ˈɹʌmli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rum-ly
IPA
/ˈɹʌmli/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a rum manner; oddly, strangely.

British usage; Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rum + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more rumly (comparative) most rumly (superlative)

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce rumly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌmli/.
What does rumly mean?
In a rum manner; oddly, strangely.
Where does rumly come from?
From rum + -ly.

How to pronounce rumly

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