Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

approvingly

/əpɹˈuvɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: ap-prov-ing-ly
IPA: /əpɹˈuvɪŋli/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an approving manner.

Example Sentences

"In his classicising Troilus and Criseyde, set with pagan aplomb in ancient Troy, he approvingly quotes the rhetorician Geoffrey of Vinsauf’s New Poetics."

Etymology

Etymology tree English approving Middle English -ly English -ly English approvingly From approving + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more approvingly (comparative) most approvingly (superlative)

Rhymes With

movingly

Questions

How do you pronounce approvingly?: The recorded pronunciation is /əpɹˈuvɪŋli/.
What does approvingly mean?: In an approving manner.
Where does approvingly come from?: Etymology tree English approving Middle English -ly English -ly English approvingly From approving + -ly.

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