Racily

  

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Racily

Definition: Racily

Racily

Adverb

1. In a racy manner; "racily vernacular language".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Usage Frequency: Racily

"Racily" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Racily" is used about 3 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%3202,518

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Racily

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

racily

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Racily

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

Arabic 

  

‏على نحو مفعم بالحيوية (vitally), ‏على نحو لاذع. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

колоритно, живо (alive, graphically, jauntily, lively, quickly, roundly, vitally), пикантно. (various references)

   

French

  

farouchement, avec verve. (various references)

   

German

  

stark (a lot, able, bad, badly, bright, brightly, broad, considerable, forceful, great, greatly, grossly, hard, hearty, heavily, heavy, high-powered, intense, keen, keenly, large, loud, marked, mighty, potent, potently, powerful, profound, profuse, profusely, racy, really well, robust, severe, severely, stiff, stout, strong, strongly, substantial, thick, tough, vehement, very, vigorous, violent, virulent, vivid, wild). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

νοστιμώσ (palatably, savorily, savourily, toothsomely), ζωηρώσ (breezily, briskly, lively, peppily, perkilly, snappily, spicily, spryly). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

בעסיסיות. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

zamatosan (succulently), ízesen. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

acilyray.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

com raça. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

пикантно. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

značajno (notably, notedly, remarkably, significantly), osobeno (singularly). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Racily"

Words rhyming with "racily" (pronounced 'Ra"ci*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: Racily

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-i-l-r-y"

-1 letter: clary, lyric, riyal.

-2 letters: acyl, airy, aril, aryl, carl, clay, lacy, laic, lair, lari, liar, lira, racy, rail, rial.

-3 letters: ail, air, arc, car, cay, cry, icy, lac, lar, lay, ray, ria, rya, yar.

-4 letters: ai, al, ar, ay, la, li, ya.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-i-l-r-y"
 

+1 letter: acridly, acrylic, charily, ciliary, clarify, clarity, clayier, crazily, lyrical, scarily, vicarly.

 

+2 letters: acrylics, alacrity, chivalry, collyria, crabbily, craftily, craggily, crankily, creakily, creamily, croakily, culinary, fireclay, garlicky, literacy, racially, rancidly, uranylic.

 

+3 letters: acyclovir, aliteracy, ancillary, bacillary, bracingly, capillary, carnality, carpingly, certainly, chirality, chrysalid, chrysalis, cordially, corydalis, cranially, crucially, fireclays, gracility, hydraulic, incurably, irascibly, lyrically, oligarchy, paralytic, preachily, rackingly, radically, rascality, raunchily, scrappily, starchily, unclarity, unlyrical.

 

+4 letters: acrylamide, acyclovirs, arctically, articulacy, bricklayer, brilliancy, capitulary, carbonylic, carboxylic, cardinally, cardiology, cavalierly, centrality, charitably, charmingly, chrysalids, circularly, clarifying, clerically, contrarily, cordiality, cortically, craniology, crashingly, creatively, creditably, criminally, critically, crystalize, culinarily, curability, curatively, cycloramic, erotically, farcically, glycosuria, graciously, heroically, hydraulics, hysterical, iconolatry, illiteracy, irenically, ironically, jocularity, karyologic, laryngitic, lathyritic, lectionary, metrically, micropylar, myocardial, orphically, paralytics, peculiarly, profligacy, radiolytic, reactively, reclassify, rhythmical, rockabilly, rubrically, rustically, scratchily, secularity, sterically, surgically, tragically, tropically, tyrannical, vertically, viscerally, vortically.

 

+5 letters: accordingly, acerbically, acrylamides, actuarially, aerobically, alcyonarian, anticruelty, applicatory, appreciably, archaically, artiodactyl, atrociously, bacterially, binocularly, brainsickly, bricklayers, bricklaying, bronchially, bryological, calligraphy, calorically, calorimetry, capillarity, carbocyclic, cardinality, caressingly, caressively, cellularity, centrically, certifiably, chronically, chrysalides, chrysalises, circinately, circularity, circulatory, clairvoyant, codicillary, colinearity, conciliarly, coplanarity, corporality, corydalises, criminality, criticality, cryptically, crystalized, crystalizes, crystalline, crystallise, crystallite, crystallize, crystalloid, customarily, cylindrical, doctrinally, domiciliary, drastically, embracingly, empirically, eristically, erratically, explicatory, factorylike, farcicality, fractiously, frantically, generically, glycerinate, glycosurias, graphically, heretically, inculpatory, inscrutably, intercalary, intractably, intricately, irradicably, irrecusably, irrelevancy, irrevocably, juridically, lucratively, lyricalness, macrocyclic, maledictory, mercenarily, mercurially, moronically, motorically, muscularity, mycorrhizal, necessarily, nonculinary, nonracially, numerically, oneirically, oracularity, orbicularly, organically, oscillatory, panegyrical, parfocality, parochially, peculiarity, pecuniarily, perceivably, pictorially, piratically, polygraphic, practicably, practically, preachingly, predictably, principally, prolificacy, prosaically, pyramidical, pyroclastic, rapaciously, robotically, satirically, screamingly, searchingly, secondarily, serviceably, specularity, spherically, subliteracy, symmetrical, thermically, tracklaying, triadically, trisyllabic, trophically, uncertainly, valedictory, vascularity, vectorially, veraciously, veridically, verticality, vicariously, viceregally, viceroyalty, voraciously, xylographic.

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

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Alternative Orthography: Racily


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

52 61 63 69 6C 79

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)

01010010 01100001 01100011 01101001 01101100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#97 &#99 &#105 &#108 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0061 0063 0069 006C 0079

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

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

526769757891

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INDEX

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


  

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