Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untruly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-tru-ly
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an untrue manner.

Etymology

From Middle English untrewly; equivalent to un- + truly or untrue + -ly; compare Old English untrēowlīce.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more untruly (comparative) most untruly (superlative) untruely (alternative)

Questions

What does untruly mean?
In an untrue manner.
Where does untruly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce untruly

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