lionesquely
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a manner that resembles a lion.
Example Sentences
- "Mr. Bramley, still very much at the young-lion stage, guffawed lionesquely."
- "He slumped back uneasily into the centre of the fire-room, where he slung his head from side to side lionesquely, as if seeking to sight something which he could rush upon and smash to reaffirm that all was right with his world."
- "I felt lionesquely protective towards my unborn baby, more informed, and was convinced that I could best avoid interventions that might hurt or damage my baby by staying at home."
Etymology
From lionesque + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more lionesquely (comparative)
most lionesquely (superlative)