Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wickedly

/ˈwɪkɪdli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
wick-ed-ly
IPA
/ˈwɪkɪdli/
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a wicked manner.

adv

very

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English wyckedly, wykkedlyche, equivalent to wicked + -ly.

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Inflected Forms

more wickedly (comparative) most wickedly (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce wickedly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪkɪdli/.
What does wickedly mean?
In a wicked manner.
Where does wickedly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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