Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

absorptively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ab-sorp-tive-ly
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an absorptive way.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English -tive English absorptive Middle English -ly English -ly English absorptively From absorptive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more absorptively (comparative) most absorptively (superlative)

Questions

What does absorptively mean?
In an absorptive way.
Where does absorptively come from?
Etymology tree Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English -tive English absorptive Middle English -ly English -ly English absorptively From absorptive + -ly.

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