advisedly
/ədˈvaɪ.zɪd.li/adverb
advisedly is spelled A-D-V-I-S-E-D-L-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, advisedly means “With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in advisedly?
| Letters | 9: A-D-V-I-S-E-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is advisedly?
Advisedly appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce advisedly?
- /ədˈvaɪ.zɪd.li/
Advisedly has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-advisedly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of advisedly
- more advisedly comparative
- most advisedly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does advisedly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.
[…] seeing in many such occasions of common life we advisedly do renounce or waive our own opinions, absolutely yielding to the direction of others
- 2
As prescribed by an authority, especially a dictionary
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Advisedly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense With intentionality; deliberately:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intentionnellement |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does advisedly come from?
From advised + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).