Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doggishly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dog-gish-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a doggish manner.

Example Sentences

"That was predictable, Even Kingsley Amis, a great admirer of the late Ian Fleming, spoke of "the over-all inferiority" of the writer's last novel, and this movie is doggishly faithful to its model."

Etymology

From doggish + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more doggishly (comparative) most doggishly (superlative)

Questions

What does doggishly mean?: In a doggish manner.
Where does doggishly come from?: From doggish + -ly.

How to pronounce doggishly

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