Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tautly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: taut-ly
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a taut manner, tightly, tensely.

Example Sentences

"The wire was held tautly, until it was so taut it broke; then there were two wires held slackly."

Etymology

Etymology tree English taut Middle English -ly English -ly English tautly From taut + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more tautly (comparative) most tautly (superlative)

Questions

What does tautly mean?: In a taut manner, tightly, tensely.
Where does tautly come from?: Etymology tree English taut Middle English -ly English -ly English tautly From taut + -ly.

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