Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squashingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: squash-ing-ly
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a squashing way; belittlingly.

Example Sentences

"Crooke was allowed to set his own question for his second examination, hut was still, rather squashingly, not approved […]"

Etymology

From squashing + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: squashing

Inflected Forms

more squashingly (comparative) most squashingly (superlative)

Questions

What does squashingly mean?: In a squashing way; belittlingly.
Where does squashingly come from?: From squashing + -ly.

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