Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undoubtedly

/ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: un-doubt-ed-ly
IPA: /ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Without doubt; definitely.

Example Sentences

"The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked."
"He declared that these drastic steps would undoubtedly inconvenience a good many people, but the alternative was bankruptcy of the Ulster Transport Authority and the breakdown of public transport services."
"“It’s been a long process and I’ve come close to giving up along the way, but this is undoubtedly the craziest archaeological excavation I’ve yet been part of,” Bloch said in the news release."

Etymology

From Middle English undoutedly, equivalent to undoubted + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: undoutedly
Suffix: undoubted

Inflected Forms

more undoubtedly (comparative) most undoubtedly (superlative)

Synonyms

indubitably unquestionably doubtlessly undoubtably without a doubt sure doubtless

Questions

How do you pronounce undoubtedly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/.
What does undoubtedly mean?: Without doubt; definitely.
Where does undoubtedly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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