Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-istically

/ˈɪ.stɪk.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: -is-ti-cal-ly
IPA: /ˈɪ.stɪk.li/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form adverbs describing action in the manner of the root adjective; use is identical irrespective of whether the root adjective ends with -istic or -istical.

Example Sentences

"“It goes without saying,” said McFee, the filled-up philosopher, funistically inclined, “that aside from baseball players and ice men, the professional prophet for profit makes more of it than any other man”."
"Horns, trumpets, and trombones, both soloistically and sectionally, became central to the orchestral concept... His highly subtle orchestration elevates woodwinds, more often scored soloistically than sectionally."

Etymology

Alternately -istical (“adjective suffix”) + -ly (“adverb suffix”) or -istic (“adjective suffix”) + -ally (“adverb suffix”). In either case, ultimately -ist + -ic + -al + -ly.

Derived Forms

artistically characteristically communistically deistically heuristically inartistically monotheistically pandeistically pantheistically paternalistically polytheistically realistically

Questions

How do you pronounce -istically?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪ.stɪk.li/.
What does -istically mean?: Used to form adverbs describing action in the manner of the root adjective; use is identical irrespective of whether the root adjective ends with -istic or -istical.
Where does -istically come from?: Alternately -istical (“adjective suffix”) + -ly (“adverb suffix”) or -istic (“adjective suffix”) + -ally (“adverb suffix”). In either case, ultimately -ist + -ic + -al + -ly.

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