Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taciturnly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tac-i-turn-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Quietly; not in a manner inclined to speaking.

Etymology

Etymology tree English taciturn Middle English -ly English -ly English taciturnly From taciturn + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more taciturnly (comparative) most taciturnly (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

taciturn

Synonyms

mutely wordlessly silently

Questions

What does taciturnly mean?: Quietly; not in a manner inclined to speaking.
Where does taciturnly come from?: Etymology tree English taciturn Middle English -ly English -ly English taciturnly From taciturn + -ly.

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