Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devouringly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-vour-ing-ly
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.

Etymology

From devouring + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more devouringly (comparative) most devouringly (superlative)

Questions

What does devouringly mean?
In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
Where does devouringly come from?
From devouring + -ly.

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