Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sterically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
ster-i-cal-ly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a steric manner

Etymology

Etymology tree English steric Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English sterically From steric + -ally.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does sterically mean?
In a steric manner
Where does sterically come from?
Etymology tree English steric Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English sterically From steric + -ally.

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