Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refiningly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-fin-ing-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to refine.

Example Sentences

"Though in many natural objects, whiteness refiningly enhances beauty, as if imparting some special virtue of its own, as in marbles, japonicas, and pearls; […]"

Etymology

From refining + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: refining

Questions

What does refiningly mean?: So as to refine.
Where does refiningly come from?: From refining + -ly.

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