Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wightly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wight-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Swiftly; nimbly; quickly.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From wight + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more wightly (comparative) most wightly (superlative)

Questions

What does wightly mean?
Swiftly; nimbly; quickly.
Where does wightly come from?
From wight + -ly.

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