What does alertly mean?

alertly means "in mentally perceptive and responsive way".

How many syllables are in alertly?

alertly has 3 syllables: a-lert-ly. The stress falls on "lert". In IPA it is /əˈlɝtli/.

Is alertly a common word?

alertly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

alertly — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in mentally perceptive and responsive way
“she got through the day alertly, despite being on drugs”

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What does alertly mean?: alertly means "in mentally perceptive and responsive way".
How many syllables are in alertly?: alertly has 3 syllables: a-lert-ly. The stress falls on "lert". In IPA it is /əˈlɝtli/.
Is alertly a common word?: alertly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for alertly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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