Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belongingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-long-ing-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner characteristic of belonging.

Example Sentences

"To the man who stands belongingly in this continuum, no event that may be predicated of him is inappropriate."
"For there is nothing, in a free society, to prevent those who wish from going off in separate communities and living primitively and “belongingly.”"
""And not over yet" he said, putting his arm around her waist as they strolled back to the car, which brought Bob back to her mind. His arm had been there belongingly thousands of times."

Etymology

From belonging + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: belonging

Inflected Forms

more belongingly (comparative) most belongingly (superlative)

Questions

What does belongingly mean?: In a manner characteristic of belonging.
Where does belongingly come from?: From belonging + -ly.

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