Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disgustingly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: dis-gust-ing-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a disgusting manner.

adv

To a disgusting extent or degree.

Example Sentences

"She ate disgustingly, dropping bits of food from her open mouth."
"Top-ranking footballers are disgustingly rich."

Etymology

Etymology tree English disgusting Middle English -ly English -ly English disgustingly From disgusting + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more disgustingly (comparative) most disgustingly (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

disgustedly

Synonyms

distastefully revoltingly sickeningly

Questions

What does disgustingly mean?: In a disgusting manner.
Where does disgustingly come from?: Etymology tree English disgusting Middle English -ly English -ly English disgustingly From disgusting + -ly.

How to pronounce disgustingly

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