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cringingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
cring-ing-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a cringing manner; while cringing.

adv

So as to make one cringe.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English cringing Middle English -ly English -ly English cringingly From cringing + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more cringingly (comparative) most cringingly (superlative)

Synonyms

cringeworthily cringily

Questions

What does cringingly mean?
In a cringing manner; while cringing.
Where does cringingly come from?
Etymology tree English cringing Middle English -ly English -ly English cringingly From cringing + -ly.

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