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selectively

/səlˈɛktɪvli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
se-lec-tive-ly
IPA
/səlˈɛktɪvli/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a selective manner, only affecting or applying to some selected cases.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English selective Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English selectively From selective + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more selectively (comparative) most selectively (superlative)

Derived Forms

hepatoselectively nonselectively photoselectively superselectively

Phrases

selectively mute

Rhymes With

effectively respectively collectively objectively retrospectively prospectively protectively affectively

Questions

How do you pronounce selectively?
The recorded pronunciation is /səlˈɛktɪvli/.
What does selectively mean?
In a selective manner, only affecting or applying to some selected cases.
Where does selectively come from?
Etymology tree English selective Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English selectively From selective + -ly.

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