Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nettlingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
net-tling-ly
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a way that needles, or causes irritation or annoyance; vexingly.

Etymology

From nettling + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more nettlingly (comparative) most nettlingly (superlative)

Questions

What does nettlingly mean?
In a way that needles, or causes irritation or annoyance; vexingly.
Where does nettlingly come from?
From nettling + -ly.

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