optimally

1. 1.

   in an optimal and most desirable way

Questions about optimally

What does optimally mean?

optimally means "in an optimal and most desirable way".

How many syllables are in optimally?

optimally has 4 syllables and divides as op-ti-mal-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 optimally a common word?

optimally 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.