Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ill-advisedly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: il-l-ad-vis-ed-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an ill-advised manner.

Example Sentences

"Then somebody told him that much nearer Dublin was a seaport whence he could sooner and cheaplier embark for Italy, and in ill-advisedly trying to reach Queenstown he did indeed go helplessly astray."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ill-advised Middle English -ly English -ly English ill-advisedly From ill-advised + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more ill-advisedly (comparative) most ill-advisedly (superlative)

Synonyms

inadvisedly unadvisedly unwisely

Questions

What does ill-advisedly mean?: In an ill-advised manner.
Where does ill-advisedly come from?: Etymology tree English ill-advised Middle English -ly English -ly English ill-advisedly From ill-advised + -ly.

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