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tenaciously

/təˈneɪʃəsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
tena-cious-ly
IPA
/təˈneɪʃəsli/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a tenacious manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English tenacious Middle English -ly English -ly English tenaciously From tenacious + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more tenaciously (comparative) most tenaciously (superlative)

Synonyms

doggedly

Rhymes With

graciously ostentatiously fallaciously hellaciously

Questions

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

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