Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubbingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rub-bing-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to rub; with a rubbing action or motion.

Etymology

From rubbing + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more rubbingly (comparative) most rubbingly (superlative)

Questions

What does rubbingly mean?
So as to rub; with a rubbing action or motion.
Where does rubbingly come from?
From rubbing + -ly.

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