priestly
Definitions
Adjective
- Associated with the priesthood or priests
- Befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Words That Follow
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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "priestly".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | possibly | 3 | 61 |
| 2 | properly | 3 | 55 |
| 3 | partially | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | painfully | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | politely | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | peacefully | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | purposely | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | perversely | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | appallingly | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | passively | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | appealingly | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | painterly | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | panoply | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | parmele | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | parmelee | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | passably | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | peaceably | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | pedroli | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | pengelly | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | petrelli | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | petrilli | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | pistilli | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | playfully | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | porcelli | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | portelli | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | priestley | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | princely | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | pucciarelli | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | spagnoli | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | sparingly | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | speziale | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | spokenly | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "priestly".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | presently | 3 | 35 |
| 2 | priest | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | priests | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | prominently | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | piety | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | presley | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | priest's | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | priestley | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | pressly | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | riely | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | pries | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | prest | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | princely | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | priester | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | priciest | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | pressley | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | parietal | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | dupriest | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | depriest | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | rivest | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "priestly" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "priestly" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | his priestly | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "priestly" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "priestly".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 32
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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