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HEADILY

Definition: HEADILY

HEADILY

Adverb

1. In a heady or rash manner; hastily; rashly; obstinately.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Usage Frequency: HEADILY

"HEADILY" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "HEADILY" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%5157,705

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: HEADILY

Language Translations for "HEADILY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏بإندفاع (impulsively). (various references)

   

German

  

voreilig (forwardly, hasty, heady, precipitate, prematurely, previous, rash, rashly). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eadilyhay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: HEADILY

Misspellings

"HEADILY" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Headey, rheidity. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "HEADILY"

Words rhyming with "HEADILY" (pronounced 'Head"i*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly, Acromegaly, Acronycally, Acrostically, Actionably, Actively, Actually, Acutely, Adaptly, Additionally, Adequately, Adherently, Adhesively, Adjacently, Adjectivally, Adjectively, Adjunctively, Adjunctly, Admirably, Admittedly, Adorably, Adoringly, Adorningly, Adroitly, Adulterously, Advantageously, Adventurously, Adverbially, Adversely, Advisably, Advisedly, Aerially, Affably, Affectedly, Affectingly, Affectionately, Affectively, Affirmatively, Afflictively, Affluently, Affrightedly, Affrontedly, Affrontingly, Agamically, Agedly, Aggravatingly, Aggregately, Agilely, Agitatedly, Agonistically, Agonizingly, Agreeably, Agreeingly, Airily, Alacriously, Alarmedly, Alchemically, Alertly, Algebraically, Alimentally, Allenarly, Allodially, Allopathically, Allowably, Allowedly, Allusively, Almightily, Alphabetically, Alterably, Alternately, Alternatively, Amatorially, Amazedly, Ambidextrously, Ambiguously, Ambitiously, Amblingly, Ambrosially, Amenably, Amiably, Amicably, Amorously, Amphibiously, Amphiboly, Amphitheatrically, Amply, Anacamptically, Analogically, Analytically, Anatomically, Ancestorially, Anciently, Angelically, Angerly, Angrily, Angularly, Animally, Animatedly, Anniversarily, Annually, Anomalistically, Anomalously, Anomaly, Anonymously, Answerably, Antecedently, Anteriorly, Antichristianly, Anticly, Antiquely, Antiseptically, Antithetically, Anxiously, Apathetically, Apertly, Aphoristically, Apishly, Apocalyptically, Apocryphally, Apologetically, Apostolically, Apparently, Appearingly, Appellatively, Applicatorily, Appliedly, Appreciatingly, Apprehensively, Appropriately, Approvedly, Approximately, Appulsively, Aptly, Arbitrarily, Archetypally, Archly, Arcuately, Ardently, Arduously, Argutely, Arithmetically, Arrantly, Arrogantly, Artfully, Articularly, Articulately, Artificially, Artlessly, Artly, Asexually, Ashamedly, ASSEMBLY, Assistantly, Assumably, Assumedly, Assuredly, Astatically, Astonishedly, Astringently, Atmospherically, Atomically, Attemperly, Attently, Attributively, Audaciously, Audibly, Augustly, Auricularly, Austerely, Authentically, Authenticly, Authorly, Autogenously, Automatically, Autoptically, Auxiliarly, Avaiably, Aversely, Avidiously, Avisely, Awfully, Awkly, Axially, Axiomatically, Backwardly, Badly, Baggily, Bakingly, Baldly, Balefully, Balkingly, Balmily, Baptismally, Barbarously, Barefacedly, Barely, Barometrically, Barrenly, Barruly, Basely, Bashfully, Bastardly, Bawdily, Bayardly, Beamily, Beamingly, Beastly, Becomingly, Befittingly, Behovely, Bellicosely, Belligerently, Beneficently, Beneficially, Benignly, Beseemly, Besottingly, Bestially, Biblically, Bibulously, Biennially, Bifariously, Bigly, Bigotedly, Billy, Bindingly, Binocularly, Bitingly, Bitterly, Blackguardly, Blackly, Blamelessly, Blandly, Blankly, Blasphemously, Blatantly, Blessedly, Blightingly, Blindly, Blithely, Blolly, Bloodily, Bloomingly, Bluely, Blunderingly, Bluntly, Blushingly, Blusteringly, Boastingly, Bobfly, Boilingly, Boisterously, Boldly, Bonnily, Booly, botchedly, botcherly, Botfly, Bouncingly, Bowingly, Boyishly, Braggingly, Bragly, Brainsickly, Brambly, Bravely, Bravingly, Brawlingly, Brazenly, Breathlessly, Brenningly, Briefly, Brightly, Brilliantly, Briskly, Bristly, Brittlely, Broadly, Brokenly, Brokerly, Brutally, Brutely, Bubbly, Buffoonly, Bunglingly, Burglariously, Burly, Busily, Butcherly, Butterfly, Buzzingly, Cabalistically, Calmly, Camously, Candidly, Cankeredly, Cannibally, Cannily, Canonically, Capaciosly, Capitally, Capitularly, Captiously, Carefully, Carelessly, Caressingly, Carnally, Carousingly, Cartographically, Casually, Catchfly, Catechetically, Categorically, Catholicly, Causatively, Caustically, Causticily, Cautiously, Cavalierly, Cavally, Cavilingly, Celestially, Centennially, Centrally, Ceremonially, Ceremoniously, Certainly, Chanceably, Chandlerly, Changeably, Chaotically, Chargeably, Charily, Charitably, Chastely, Cheaply, Cheerfully, Cheerily, Cheeringly, Chely, Chemically, Chidingly, Chiefly, Childishly, Chimerically, Chirpingly, Chirurgeonly, Chivalrously, Choicely, Cholericly, Chorally. (additional references)

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Anagrams: HEADILY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-h-i-l-y"

-1 letter: hailed, halide.

-2 letters: ailed, daily, delay, haled, halid, hayed, heady, ideal, layed, leady, yield.

-3 letters: aide, dahl, dale, deal, deil, deli, dhal, dial, diel, elhi, hade, haed, hail, hale, head, heal, heil, held, hide, hied, hila, hyla, idea, idle, idly, idyl, ilea, lade, lady, laid, lead, lied, yald, yeah, yeld.

-4 letters: aid, ail, ale, aye, dah, dal, day, del, dey, die, dye, edh, eld, had, hae, hay, hey, hid, hie, lad, lay, lea, led, lei, ley, lid, lie, lye, yah, yea, yeh, yid.

-5 letters: ad, ae, ah, ai, al, ay, de, ed, eh, el, ha, he, hi, id, la, li, ya, ye.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-e-h-i-l-y"
 

+1 letter: hayfield.

 

+2 letters: aldehydic, hayfields, holidayed, holidayer.

 

+3 letters: adhesively, chlamydiae, daylighted, diaphyseal, hexaploidy, holidayers, ladyfishes, preholiday.

 

+4 letters: chrysalides, delphically, edaphically, hedonically, hydralazine, pigheadedly, psychedelia.

 

+5 letters: bigheartedly, farsightedly, hemodialyses, hemodialysis, heraldically, herbicidally, hereditarily, highhandedly, holidaymaker, hydralazines, methodically, psychedelias, spheroidally.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: HEADILY


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 45 41 44 49 4C 59

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

....    .    .-    -..    ..    .-..    -.--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001000 01000101 01000001 01000100 01001001 01001100 01011001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#69 &#65 &#68 &#73 &#76 &#89

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 0045 0041 0044 0049 004C 0059

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

42393538434659

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage Frequency
3. Translations: Modern
4. Derivations
5. Rhymes
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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