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wistly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wistly
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an intent manner, with close attention; intently; attentively.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Possibly an alternative form of whistly, or whishtly (“quietly”). By surface analysis, whist (“silent, hushed”) + -ly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more wistly (comparative) most wistly (superlative)

Questions

What does wistly mean?
In an intent manner, with close attention; intently; attentively.
Where does wistly come from?
Possibly an alternative form of whistly, or whishtly (“quietly”). By surface analysis, whist (“silent, hushed”) + -ly.

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