Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accretively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-cre-tive-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an accretive manner.

Example Sentences

"That is to say , books on science and mathematics would naturally be propagated accretively, with the addition of numerous anonymous updates, though no one maintained a revision history."

Etymology

From accretive + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: accretive

Inflected Forms

more accretively (comparative) most accretively (superlative)

Questions

What does accretively mean?: In an accretive manner.
Where does accretively come from?: From accretive + -ly.

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