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dimly

/ˈdɪmli/DIM-lee
/ˈdɪmli/DIM-lee

Meaningin a dim way

Common meaning: faintly

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdim‘dark’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdimsource
  3. Englishdim‘not bright’
  4. Englishformed in English from dimdimly‘faintly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from dim + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DIM, p.167 · scan

Source words

  • dim Old English · source word “not bright”

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