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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinisterly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
sin-is-ter-ly
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a sinister manner.

Etymology

From Middle English sinistrely, equivalent to sinister + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more sinisterly (comparative) most sinisterly (superlative) sinistrely (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

What does sinisterly mean?
In a sinister manner.
Where does sinisterly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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