drumly

drum·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [druhm-lee; Scot. droo m-lee]
- /ˈdrʌm li; Scot. ˈdrʊm li/
- /ˈdrʌmli /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [druhm-lee; Scot. droo m-lee]
- /ˈdrʌm li; Scot. ˈdrʊm li/

Definitions of drumly word

adjective drumly troubled; gloomy. 1
adjective drumly turbid; cloudy 0
adjective drumly (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (dialect, Britain, Scotland) turbid; muddy. 0

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Origin of drumly

First appearance:

before 1505

One of the 26% oldest English words

1505-15; nasalized variant of Middle English drublie, droblie, Old English drōflīc, equivalent to drōf turbid, troubled (cognate with German trüb) + -līc -ly

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Parts of speech for Drumly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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drumly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

drumly usage trend in Literature

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