Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

straw-clutchingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: straw--clutch-ing-ly
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner which involves clutching at straws.

Informal

Example Sentences

"In other words, any Scottish supporter who had straw-clutchingly hoped for a fitness crisis in the All Blacks game has been disappointed."
"However, in those heightened milliseconds of being able to circumnavigate the entire scene of her imminent destruction, Petra knows that her straw-clutchingly pathetic notion is far from the truth."
"The half-hour show will be hosted by Zoe Ball and fans are already speculating that this could be a hint that we’re about to see the first female Doctor in the show’s 50-year history. That might be a straw-clutchingly tenuous theory but the time is certainly right."

Etymology

From straw-clutching + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: straw-clutching

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more straw-clutchingly (comparative) most straw-clutchingly (superlative)

Questions

What does straw-clutchingly mean?: In a manner which involves clutching at straws.
Where does straw-clutchingly come from?: From straw-clutching + -ly.

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