Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thusly

/ˈðʌs.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: thus-ly
IPA: /ˈðʌs.li/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

thus (in this way).

adv

thus (therefore)

Example Sentences

"Ar, tell me it is not so thusly as this thusness wouldst seem!"
"His course can only be akkounted for thusly:"
"He had an attack of catarrh not long ago, and it happened, as J. Billings would say, "thusly:""
"Stories never lose anything in the recital, and consequently this one grew thusly."
"The history of the Universe has been summed up thusly: "Hydrogen is a light, odorless gas, which, given enough time, turns into people.""
"Going thusly, unwillingly at the bell, Answering the call to recycle my time."

Etymology

From thus + -ly, dating from the 19th century, seemingly coined by educated writers to make fun of uneducated persons trying to sound genteel, with a false inference that thus is not an adverb.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: thus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈðʌs.li/
British English: /ˈðʌs.li/

Synonyms

thus so

Rhymes With

tousley

Questions

How do you pronounce thusly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈðʌs.li/.
What does thusly mean?: thus (in this way).
Where does thusly come from?: From thus + -ly, dating from the 19th century, seemingly coined by educated writers to make fun of uneducated persons trying to sound genteel, with a false inference that thus is not an adverb.

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