Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waywardly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: way-ward-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a wayward manner.

Example Sentences

"He waywardly wished for something, and he set about obtaining it like a child in a nursery."

Etymology

Etymology tree English wayward Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English waywardly From wayward + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more waywardly (comparative) most waywardly (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonwaywardly

Questions

What does waywardly mean?: In a wayward manner.
Where does waywardly come from?: Etymology tree English wayward Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English waywardly From wayward + -ly.

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