Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trenchantly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: tren-chant-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a trenchant manner.

Example Sentences

"By hammering trenchantly on that point, Podson was induced to say sulkily, "Oh, all right, if you're so set on it...I never mentioned it. Hang it, I'm not likely to mention it to anybody, am I?""

Etymology

Etymology tree English trenchant Middle English -ly English -ly English trenchantly From trenchant + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more trenchantly (comparative) most trenchantly (superlative)

Questions

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

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