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Definition: Uncritically |
UncriticallyAdverb1. In an uncritical manner; "he accepted her decisions uncritically". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "uncritically" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1866. (references) |
| Antonym: critically (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Uncritically |
| English words defined with "uncritically": ape ♦ gift horse ♦ hero-worship ♦ idolise, idolize, indoctrinate, indoctrination ♦ Revere ♦ worship. (references) |
| "Uncritically" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Uncritically" is used about 84 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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 84 | 36,109 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "uncritically"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Chinese | 不 鉴别地. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | unkritisch (indiscriminate, indiscriminately, noncritical, uncritical, undiscerning, undiscriminating, unsophisticated). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | αβασάνιστα (lightly). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 無批判 . (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | むひは". (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | iticallyuncray некритично. (various references) | ||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "uncritically" (pronounced unkri"tikulē or unkri"tiklē) |
| 9 | -k r i" t i k u l ē | critically. |
| 7 | -i" t i k u l ē | politically. |
| 6 | -t i k u l ē | fanatically, hermetically, journalistically, magnetically, majestically, mathematically, optimistically, parenthetically, pathetically, pragmatically, ritualistically, romantically, skeptically, statistically, sympathetically, tactically, theoretically, therapeutically. |
| 5 | -i k u l ē | chronically, clinically, comically, cynically, diametrically, electrically, electronically, empirically, ethically, geographically, historically, intrinsically, magically, methodically, metrically, mineralogically, periodically, philosophically, physically, sardonically, scientifically, surgically, symbolically, technically, technologically, theatrically. |
| 4 | -k u l ē | botanically, broccoli, fiscally, frantically, locally, luckily, unequivocally, vocally. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clumsily, coincidentally, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, culturally, customarily, delightfully, developmentally, diagonally, digitally, dismally, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, emotionally, environmentally, equally, essentially, eternally, eventually, exceptionally, experimentally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fatally, federally, finally, financially, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frightfully, frugally, functionally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, generationally, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, involuntarily, irrationally, jauntily, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, loyally, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, meaningfully, medicinally, mentally, mercifully, merrily, mightily, militarily, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, officially, oligopoly, operationally, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, partially, peacefully, perennially, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, pitifully, playfully, potentially, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, royally, ruefully, satisfactorily, scantily, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, tactfully, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, testily, thankfully, thoughtfully, totally, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uneasily, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
| 6 | -i" t i k l ē | analytically, geopolitically. |
| 5 | -t i k l ē | acoustically, aesthetically, alphabetically, apologetically, artistically, authentically, automatically, characteristically, cosmetically, democratically, diplomatically, dogmatically, domestically, dramatically, drastically, ecstatically, emphatically, energetically, enthusiastically, erratically, euphemistically, fantastically, genetically, hypothetically, idiotically, linguistically, logistically, optically, phonetically, poetically, realistically, sarcastically, stylistically, synthetically, systematically, thematically, uncharacteristically, undiplomatically, unrealistically, vertically. |
| 4 | -i k l ē | academically, aerobically, aerodynamically, algebraically, angelically, astronomically, basically, biologically, categorically, chronologically, classically, demographically, ecologically, economically, ethnically, forensically, generically, geometrically, graphically, heroically, hysterically, ideologically, ironically, logically, lyrically, mechanically, metaphorically, microscopically, musically, numerically, organically, pathologically, physiologically, prolifically, psychologically, publically, publicly, radically, rhetorically, rhythmically, specifically, sporadically, stoically, strategically, symmetrically, systemically, terrifically, theologically, tragically, volcanically. |
| 3 | -k l ē | alchemically, anatomically, athletically, biweekly, blankly, briskly, brusquely, chemically, darkly, frankly, grotesquely, likely, medically, meekly, newsweekly, obliquely, paradoxically, practically, prickly, quickly, sickly, sleekly, slickly, sparkly, starkly, thickly, typically, uniquely, unlikely, weakly, weekly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-i-i-l-l-n-r-t-u-y" | |
-2 letters: critically, culinarily, uncritical. | |
-3 letters: circuital, crucially, intricacy, unclarity, unitarily, unlyrical. | |
-4 letters: calyculi, circuity, clinical, critical, culinary, cyanitic, ritually, uncially, uralitic, uranitic, uranylic. | |
-5 letters: aclinic, acrylic, actinic, allicin, anility, anticly, calculi, ciliary, circuit, clarity, crucial, crucian, curlily, curtail, curtain, cynical, licitly, lunatic, lyrical, nautili, nullity, rainily, raucity, riantly, truancy, unitary. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-i-i-l-l-n-r-t-u-y" | |
+4 letters: circumstantially. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 63 72 69 74 69 63 61 6C 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. -.-. .-. .. - .. -.-. .- .-.. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01100011 01110010 01101001 01110100 01101001 01100011 01100001 01101100 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n c r i t i c a l l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0063 0072 0069 0074 0069 0063 0061 006C 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)558069847586756967787891 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , китайский, китаец |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , "ερμανός, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , немецкий |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", греческий, грек |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", японский, японец |
Japanese Katakana | へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ, じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", японский, японец |
Russian | трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение, словарь, определение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, ロシア語 , ロシア", русский |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, английский |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage Frequency 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Rhymes 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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