Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watchfully

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
watch-ful-ly
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a watchful manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English watchful Middle English -ly English -ly English watchfully From watchful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more watchfully (comparative) most watchfully (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does watchfully mean?
In a watchful manner.
Where does watchfully come from?
Etymology tree English watchful Middle English -ly English -ly English watchfully From watchful + -ly.

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