Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaningly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lean-ing-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With a leaning motion or posture.

Example Sentences

"Form a stratum of peats upon all the ground, setting them leaningly on end with an inclination toward the stake or centre[…]"

Etymology

From leaning + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: leaning

Inflected Forms

more leaningly (comparative) most leaningly (superlative)

Questions

What does leaningly mean?: With a leaning motion or posture.
Where does leaningly come from?: From leaning + -ly.

How to pronounce leaningly

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