Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lingerly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
linger-ly
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

lingeringly

Archaic

Etymology

From linger + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more lingerly (comparative) most lingerly (superlative)

Questions

What does lingerly mean?
lingeringly
Where does lingerly come from?
From linger + -ly.

How to pronounce lingerly

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