Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veilingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: veil-ing-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to veil or cover.

Example Sentences

"But with the first gray light of dawn he arose; and before drawing the white sheet veilingly over, he took a last farewell look at that angel face."

Etymology

From veiling + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: veiling

Questions

What does veilingly mean?: So as to veil or cover.
Where does veilingly come from?: From veiling + -ly.

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