Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

substantively

/sˈʌbstəntɪvli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: sub-stan-tive-ly
IPA: /sˈʌbstəntɪvli/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a substantive manner, or to a substantive extent.

adv

Employed as a noun.

Etymology

Etymology tree English substantive Middle English -ly English -ly English substantively From substantive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more substantively (comparative) most substantively (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce substantively?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈʌbstəntɪvli/.
What does substantively mean?: In a substantive manner, or to a substantive extent.
Where does substantively come from?: Etymology tree English substantive Middle English -ly English -ly English substantively From substantive + -ly.

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