Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broodingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: brood-ing-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a brooding manner.

Example Sentences

"But he was broodingly unable to see even the most ivied tower as anything but a pile of stones till, inexplicably, the miracle of recovered hope and courage transformed him."

Etymology

Etymology tree English brooding Middle English -ly English -ly English broodingly From brooding + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more broodingly (comparative) most broodingly (superlative)

Questions

What does broodingly mean?: In a brooding manner.
Where does broodingly come from?: Etymology tree English brooding Middle English -ly English -ly English broodingly From brooding + -ly.

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