Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shelteringly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shel-ter-ing-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to provide shelter.

Example Sentences

"Then, turning to the child by his side, whose eyes heavy with slumber looked up mutely and met his own, he placed his arm shelteringly about the small form and drew it to him as the eyes closed in reposeful slumber."

Etymology

From sheltering + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sheltering

Questions

What does shelteringly mean?: So as to provide shelter.
Where does shelteringly come from?: From sheltering + -ly.

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