Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detainingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-tain-ing-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to detain or hold back.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From detaining + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more detainingly (comparative) most detainingly (superlative)

Questions

What does detainingly mean?
So as to detain or hold back.
Where does detainingly come from?
From detaining + -ly.

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