decoratively

1. 1.

   in a decorative manner

   “used decoratively at Christmas”

Questions about decoratively

What does decoratively mean?

decoratively means "in a decorative manner".

How many syllables are in decoratively?

decoratively has 6 syllables and divides as de-co-ra-ti-ve-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is decoratively a common word?

decoratively 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.