initially

/ɪˈnɪʃəli/

Syllables i·ni·tial·ly

Stress i-NI-tial-ly

Phonics Breakdown

i

/ɪ/

short i

ni

/nɪ/

short i

tial

/ʃəl/

-tion suffix

ly

/li/

ly adverb

Meaning

at the beginning; at first

Sound Reference

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i=/ɪ/(sit) + ni=/nɪ/(nick) + tial=/ʃəl/(partial) + ly=/li/(quickly)

Example

Initially, I thought the task was easy.