Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supervisory

/ˌsuːpə(ɹ)ˈvaɪzəɹɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-vi-so-ry
IPA: /ˌsuːpə(ɹ)ˈvaɪzəɹɪ/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor

Etymology

Etymology tree English supervise Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English supervisory From supervise + -ory.

Inflected Forms

more supervisory (comparative) most supervisory (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonsupervisory presupervisory supervisorily

Rhymes With

advisory

Questions

How do you pronounce supervisory?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsuːpə(ɹ)ˈvaɪzəɹɪ/.
What does supervisory mean?: Of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor
Where does supervisory come from?: Etymology tree English supervise Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English supervisory From supervise + -ory.

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