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workly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
work-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or performing some action or work; performative.

adj

Diligent; industrious; given to work.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English *workly, *werklich, from Old English *weorclīċ (“suitable for work”) (attested in unweorclīċ), equivalent to work + -ly. Compare Scots warkly (“diligent, industrious”), West Frisian werklik (“real, actual”), Dutch werkelijk (“real, actual, factual, effective”), German wirklich (“real, actual, true, substantial”), Hunsrik werklich, Swedish verklig (“real, actual, true”).

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more workly (comparative) most workly (superlative) warkly (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

thingly

Questions

What does workly mean?
Of, pertaining to, or performing some action or work; performative.
Where does workly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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