Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devastatingly

/dˈɛvəstˌeɪtɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: dev-as-tat-ing-ly
IPA: /dˈɛvəstˌeɪtɪŋli/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a devastating manner.

Example Sentences

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Etymology

Etymology tree English devastating Middle English -ly English -ly English devastatingly From devastating + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more devastatingly (comparative) most devastatingly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce devastatingly?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɛvəstˌeɪtɪŋli/.
What does devastatingly mean?: In a devastating manner.
Where does devastatingly come from?: Etymology tree English devastating Middle English -ly English -ly English devastatingly From devastating + -ly.

How to pronounce devastatingly

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