Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suspectly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sus-pect-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a suspect manner.

Etymology

From Middle English suspectly; equivalent to suspect + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more suspectly (comparative) most suspectly (superlative)

Questions

What does suspectly mean?
In a suspect manner.
Where does suspectly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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