Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scanningly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scan-ning-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to scan or examine closely.

Example Sentences

"Jacob looked up into his face scanningly for a moment or two, and apparently arriving at his conclusions, said gravely— […]"

Etymology

From scanning + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scanning

Questions

What does scanningly mean?: So as to scan or examine closely.
Where does scanningly come from?: From scanning + -ly.

How to pronounce scanningly

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