Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sensitively

/sˈɛnsɪtɪvli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
sen-si-tive-ly
IPA
/sˈɛnsɪtɪvli/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a sensitive manner; with sensitivity.

Etymology

Etymology tree English sensitive Middle English -ly English -ly English sensitively From sensitive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more sensitively (comparative) most sensitively (superlative)

Derived Forms

Antonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce sensitively?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛnsɪtɪvli/.
What does sensitively mean?
In a sensitive manner; with sensitivity.
Where does sensitively come from?
Etymology tree English sensitive Middle English -ly English -ly English sensitively From sensitive + -ly.

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