sensely

adj

"sensely" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sensely” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, pertaining to, or perceived by sense or the senses; sensory; sensual; sensible.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sensely · sensely · English

sensely · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for sensely
PropertyValue
Headwordsensely
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sensely” in English

senselysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sensely is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of, pertaining to, or perceived by sense or the senses; sensory; sensual; sensible.".

Zero misspellings are on record for sensely in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sense + -ly. The correct English form is sensely, spelled S-E-N-S-E-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or perceived by sense or the senses; sensory; sensual; sensible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sensely appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. That is the universal tenet. But is God really hid? It is the blind or stupid eye that first pronounced this sensely word.
  2. […] February's wind, Scantly distinguished from the withered bent;— And since when first the perfect brain began To read a meaning in the shows of sense Beyond the sensely show, I looked on thee, A supple sapling, slim and straight and tall, […]

Etymology

From sense + -ly.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sensely"?
"sensely" is spelled S-E-N-S-E-L-Y.
What does "sensely" mean?
As an adjective, "sensely" means: Of, pertaining to, or perceived by sense or the senses; sensory; sensual; sensible.
What is the origin of the word "sensely"?
From sense + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list