Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thirstily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: thirsti-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a thirsty manner.

Example Sentences

"He drank the water thirstily; I've never seen anyone drink so fast."

Etymology

Etymology tree English thirsty Middle English -ly English -ly English thirstily From thirsty + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more thirstily (comparative) most thirstily (superlative)

Synonyms

eagerly

Questions

What does thirstily mean?: In a thirsty manner.
Where does thirstily come from?: Etymology tree English thirsty Middle English -ly English -ly English thirstily From thirsty + -ly.

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