Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dabblingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dab-bling-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With a dabbling motion.

adv

As a dilettante or amateur; superficially.

Example Sentences

"He almost fell on top of her, his mouth dabblingly seeking hers."
"artists […] dabblingly pursuing a kind of formalist mannerism merely in the interest of careerism"

Etymology

From dabbling + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more dabblingly (comparative) most dabblingly (superlative)

Questions

What does dabblingly mean?: With a dabbling motion.
Where does dabblingly come from?: From dabbling + -ly.

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