Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sicklily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sicklily
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a sickly manner.

Example Sentences

"He grinned sicklily, turning away his head. She had got his manhood, but Lord, what did he care!"

Etymology

Etymology tree English sickly 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 sicklily From sickly + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more sicklily (comparative) most sicklily (superlative)

Synonyms

sickly

Questions

What does sicklily mean?: In a sickly manner.
Where does sicklily come from?: Etymology tree English sickly 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 sicklily From sickly + -ly.

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