sweettemperedly
The word 'sweet-temperedly' is divided into five syllables: sweet-tem-per-ed-ly. The primary stress falls on 'per'. It's an adverb formed from the adjective 'sweet-tempered' through the addition of the '-ly' suffix. Syllabification follows standard VC and CV division rules, with consideration for the morphological structure of the suffix.
Definitions
- 1
In a gentle, patient, and good-natured manner.
“She responded sweet-temperedly to his complaints.”
“He dealt with the difficult customer sweet-temperedly.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('per').
Syllables
sweet — Open syllable, initial syllable. tem — Closed syllable. per — Stressed, closed syllable. ed — Weak syllable, closed syllable. ly — Open syllable, final syllable
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant (VC) Division
Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Consonant-Vowel (CV) Division
Syllables are often divided before a vowel preceded by a consonant.
Suffix Division
Suffixes are generally separated into their own syllables.
- The '-edly' ending requires consideration of morphological structure, recognizing '-ed' as part of the adjective formation.
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