Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boringly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
bor-ing-ly
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a boring manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English boren Middle English -ynge Middle English boryng English boring Middle English -ly English -ly English boringly From boring + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more boringly (comparative) most boringly (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does boringly mean?
In a boring manner.
Where does boringly come from?
Etymology tree Middle English boren Middle English -ynge Middle English boryng English boring Middle English -ly English -ly English boringly From boring + -ly.

How to pronounce boringly

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