Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drainingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
drain-ing-ly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a draining manner; so as to sap one's energy.

Etymology

From draining + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more drainingly (comparative) most drainingly (superlative)

Questions

What does drainingly mean?
In a draining manner; so as to sap one's energy.
Where does drainingly come from?
From draining + -ly.

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