stalkily
/ˈstɔkɪli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Oh, can it be their weariness that makes them lounge so stalkily, / And wear their flesh so flaccidly, and granulate, and chalkily?"
- "The conductor emerged from the wings, tall and lean in his tailcoat, and moved stalkily across the platform; applause began in the front rows and worked its way back gradually to the far reaches of the hall, where people were talking in a sudden frenzy, as if they had a great deal to get said before silence was enjoined upon them."
- "Little stands of trees stand in stooks, stalkily bundled and clumped by giants."
- "There's no sense in not doin' a thing stalkily while you're about it."
- "But the journey went on. Slower as the river became more intimate; reeds at the edge almost within touching distance. Waterfowl. A heron stalkily still. Dank lank growth and then the smells of intensive farming."
- "'Now we must be careful,' announced Anton in his stalkily precise Italian."
Etymology
From stalky + -ly.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈstɔkɪli/
- British English: /ˈstɔːkɪli/