Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tamely

/ˈteɪmli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: tame-ly
IPA: /ˈteɪmli/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a tame manner.

Example Sentences

"Their only shot of the first period was a long-range strike from top-scorer Ebanks-Blake which trickled tamely wide."
"It was Suarez, however, who had the first chance. Jagielka's sliced clearance found Kuyt, but Suarez could only head his cross tamely into the arms of Howard."

Etymology

Etymology tree English tame Middle English -ly English -ly English tamely From tame + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more tamely (comparative) most tamely (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tamely?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪmli/.
What does tamely mean?: In a tame manner.
Where does tamely come from?: Etymology tree English tame Middle English -ly English -ly English tamely From tame + -ly.

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