challengingly
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a way or to an extent that challenges
Example Sentences
- "[…] Mr. Keltner is ready and eager to conduct all manner of experiments, whether they are whoopee-cushion silly or challengingly serious."
Etymology
Etymology tree English challenging Middle English -ly English -ly English challengingly From challenging + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more challengingly (comparative)
most challengingly (superlative)