Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cringeworthily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cringe-worthi-ly
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a cringeworthy manner; so as to make one cringe.

Etymology

From cringeworthy + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more cringeworthily (comparative) most cringeworthily (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does cringeworthily mean?
In a cringeworthy manner; so as to make one cringe.
Where does cringeworthily come from?
From cringeworthy + -ly.

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