Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

creepingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: creep-ing-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.

Example Sentences

"a. 1712, Robert South, sermon How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our first parents."

Etymology

From creeping + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: creeping

Inflected Forms

more creepingly (comparative) most creepingly (superlative)

Questions

What does creepingly mean?: By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
Where does creepingly come from?: From creeping + -ly.

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