focally

1. 1.

   in a focal manner

   “the submucosa was focally infiltrated”

Questions about focally

What does focally mean?

focally means "in a focal manner".

How many syllables are in focally?

focally has 3 syllables and divides as fo-cal-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 focally a common word?

focally is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.