diffusely

1. 1.

   in a diffuse manner

   “the arteries were diffusely narrowed”

Questions about diffusely

What does diffusely mean?

diffusely means "in a diffuse manner".

How many syllables are in diffusely?

diffusely has 4 syllables and divides as dif-fu-se-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 diffusely a common word?

diffusely 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.