Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thoughtlessly

/ˈθɔt.lɪs.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
thought-less-ly
IPA
/ˈθɔt.lɪs.li/
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Done without thinking.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English thoughtless 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 thoughtlessly From thoughtless + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more thoughtlessly (comparative) most thoughtlessly (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce thoughtlessly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɔt.lɪs.li/.
What does thoughtlessly mean?
Done without thinking.
Where does thoughtlessly come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English thoughtless 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 thoughtlessly From thoughtless + -ly.

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