Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

softeningly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
soft-en-ing-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to soften.

Etymology

From softening + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more softeningly (comparative) most softeningly (superlative)

Questions

What does softeningly mean?
So as to soften.
Where does softeningly come from?
From softening + -ly.

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