Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bewilderingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: be-wil-der-ing-ly
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.

Example Sentences

"‘Yes,’ said Slartibartfast, ‘staggeringly dull. Bewilderingly so.[…]’"
"Believe me, there are few more bewilderingly birdless places than a New England woodland in early fall."

Etymology

Etymology tree English bewildering Middle English -ly English -ly English bewilderingly From bewildering + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more bewilderingly (comparative) most bewilderingly (superlative)

Synonyms

confusingly

Questions

What does bewilderingly mean?: In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
Where does bewilderingly come from?: Etymology tree English bewildering Middle English -ly English -ly English bewilderingly From bewildering + -ly.

How to pronounce bewilderingly

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “bewilderingly”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “bewilderingly”.
Repeat and practice — Say “bewilderingly” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.