baldly
adverb
baldly is spelled B-A-L-D-L-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, baldly means “In a bald (blunt, matter-of-fact, unembellished, or lacking supporting details) manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in baldly?
| Letters | 6: B-A-L-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 baldly?
Baldly appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 baldly?
- US
- US
Baldly has 2 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)-Flame,_not_lame-baldy.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-baldly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of baldly
- more baldly comparative
- most baldly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does baldly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a bald (blunt, matter-of-fact, unembellished, or lacking supporting details) manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does baldly come from?
From bald + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).