Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supportively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
sup-port-ive-ly
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a supportive way.

Etymology

Etymology tree English supportive Middle English -ly English -ly English supportively From supportive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more supportively (comparative) most supportively (superlative)

Questions

What does supportively mean?
In a supportive way.
Where does supportively come from?
Etymology tree English supportive Middle English -ly English -ly English supportively From supportive + -ly.

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