Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compressingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-press-ing-ly
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to compress.

Example Sentences

"The first touch of the strings thrilled through her every limb: she shook with a convulsive motion, and drew her arms and elbows close, compressingly, against her sides, and clapped her little hands in ecstacy, […]"

Etymology

From compressing + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: compressing

Questions

What does compressingly mean?: So as to compress.
Where does compressingly come from?: From compressing + -ly.

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