Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gut-wrenchingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
gut-wrench-ing-ly
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a gut-wrenching way.

Etymology

From gut-wrenching + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more gut-wrenchingly (comparative) most gut-wrenchingly (superlative)

Questions

What does gut-wrenchingly mean?
In a gut-wrenching way.
Where does gut-wrenchingly come from?
From gut-wrenching + -ly.

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