imaginatively
i·ma·gi·na·tive·ly/ɪˈmad͡ʒɪnətɪvlɪj/adverb
imaginatively is spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-A-T-I-V-E-L-Y: 13 letters and 6 syllables (i·ma·gi·na·tive·ly). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, imaginatively means “In an imaginative manner; showing creativity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in imaginatively?
| Letters | 13: I-M-A-G-I-N-A-T-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: i·ma·gi·na·tive·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 64,400th 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 imaginatively?
Imaginatively appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th 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 imaginatively?
- British /ɪˈmad͡ʒɪnətɪvlɪj/
Imaginatively has 6 syllables, split i·ma·gi·na·tive·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-imaginatively.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of imaginatively
- more imaginatively comparative
- most imaginatively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does imaginatively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an imaginative manner; showing creativity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does imaginatively come from?
From Middle English ymaginatyfliche; equivalent to imaginative + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).