Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agonisingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: ag-o-nis-ing-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative spelling of agonizingly.

Example Sentences

"The hour while I waited for the pain medication to take effect dragged on agonisingly."
"Bradley Johnson could not find his team-mate with a through ball but Antonio Valencia slipped, putting Pilkington clean through, only for the former Huddersfield man to shoot agonisingly wide."
"We were shooting in Pittsburgh, and there were some rudeboys looking at us, like [agonisingly broad Jamaican accent]: “Ya shoodent be shoe-ting ere.” So we’re driving around in this grim area of Pittsburgh and I start talking in this over-the-top Jamaican accent."

Etymology

Etymology tree English agonising Middle English -ly English -ly English agonisingly From agonising + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more agonisingly (comparative) most agonisingly (superlative)

Questions

What does agonisingly mean?: Alternative spelling of agonizingly.
Where does agonisingly come from?: Etymology tree English agonising Middle English -ly English -ly English agonisingly From agonising + -ly.

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