Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tectly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tect-ly
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Covertly; privately; secretly.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree English tect Middle English -ly English -ly English tectly From tect + -ly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tectly (comparative) most tectly (superlative)

Questions

What does tectly mean?
Covertly; privately; secretly.
Where does tectly come from?
Etymology tree English tect Middle English -ly English -ly English tectly From tect + -ly.

How to pronounce tectly

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