Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decliningly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-clin-ing-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to decline, or give a negative answer to a proposal.

adv

In a way that declines, slopes downward or decreases.

Etymology

From declining + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: declining

Inflected Forms

more decliningly (comparative) most decliningly (superlative)

Questions

What does decliningly mean?: So as to decline, or give a negative answer to a proposal.
Where does decliningly come from?: From declining + -ly.

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