Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desolatingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: des-o-lat-ing-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to cause desolation.

Example Sentences

"In his absence, I think, she found herself desolatingly alone, though this was never acknowledged, but covered up by her 'affable' façade."

Etymology

From desolating + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: desolating

Inflected Forms

more desolatingly (comparative) most desolatingly (superlative)

Questions

What does desolatingly mean?: So as to cause desolation.
Where does desolatingly come from?: From desolating + -ly.

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