Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

restingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rest-ing-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

While, or as if, resting; restfully.

Example Sentences

"Work is all drugery^([sic]), degradation, irksomeness, slavery, bondage, unless we can do it restingly, that is, in a quiet, content, noisless^([sic]), loving, trusting spirit […]"

Etymology

From resting + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: resting

Inflected Forms

more restingly (comparative) most restingly (superlative)

Questions

What does restingly mean?: While, or as if, resting; restfully.
Where does restingly come from?: From resting + -ly.

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