Pronunciation
How to pronounce “expensively”
“expensively” is pronounced /ɛkspɛnsɪvli/ — 4 syllables.
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expensively
/ɛkspɛnsɪvli/
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4 syllables. Stress the 'ɛns' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
in an expensive manner
“an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her”
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