glacially
/ˈɡleɪʃɪəli/adverb
glacially is spelled G-L-A-C-I-A-L-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, glacially means “Through glacial action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glacially?
| Letters | 9: G-L-A-C-I-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glacially?
Glacially appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 glacially?
- UK /ˈɡleɪʃɪəli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of glacially
- more glacially comparative
- most glacially superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glacially mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Through glacial action.
- 2
In a (literally or figuratively) icy manner; icily.
- 3
With the speed of a glacier; very slowly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glacially come from?
From glacial + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).