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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nail-bitingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
nail-bit-ing-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a nail-biting manner.

Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree English nail-biting Middle English -ly English -ly English nail-bitingly From nail-biting + -ly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more nail-bitingly (comparative) most nail-bitingly (superlative)

Questions

What does nail-bitingly mean?
In a nail-biting manner.
Where does nail-bitingly come from?
Etymology tree English nail-biting Middle English -ly English -ly English nail-bitingly From nail-biting + -ly.

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