Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fishingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fish-ing-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner that suggests fishing, such as groping in search of something, or seeking compliments.

Example Sentences

"Monk enquired fishingly whether Presbytery, to which he was well inclined on the whole, might not be thought somewhat rigid."
"But the pen-tongued and compulsive verbalizer / Goes fishingly groping for words"

Etymology

From fishing + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fishing

Questions

What does fishingly mean?: In a manner that suggests fishing, such as groping in search of something, or seeking compliments.
Where does fishingly come from?: From fishing + -ly.

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