Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terminally

/tˈɝmənəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: ter-mi-nal-ly
IPA: /tˈɝmənəli/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a terminal manner.

adv

Leading to death; lasting until death.

adv

To the target.

adv

Located at the end.

Example Sentences

"terminally ill"
"terminally guided"
"[…] some of the feathers (especially posterior scapulars) with the broad edgings more rufescent and passing into whitish terminally; […]"
"In its simplest form this approach uses a lattice with a single chain terminally attached to the interface."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin terminālisbor. English terminal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English terminally From terminal + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more terminally (comparative) most terminally (superlative)

Derived Forms

preterminally

Phrases

terminally ill terminally online

Questions

How do you pronounce terminally?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɝmənəli/.
What does terminally mean?: In a terminal manner.
Where does terminally come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin terminālisbor. English terminal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English terminally From terminal + -ly.

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