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NATURALLY

/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/

AdverbNAT-u-ral-lynat-u-ral-ly · 4 syllablesGrade 6

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022

Meaning

In a natural manner.

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English naturally, naturaly, naturely, naturaliche, natureliche, equivalent to natural + -ly.

genuinelynormallyunaffectedlyessentiallyabsolutelycertainlyundoubtedlywiswithout a doubtinnately

unnaturallyartificially

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022.