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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dreadingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dread-ing-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With dread.

Example Sentences

  • "Miſtruſtfully he truſteth, and he dreadingly did dare, / And fortie paſſions in a trice in him conſort and ſquare."

Etymology

From dreading + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more dreadingly (comparative) most dreadingly (superlative)

Questions

What does dreadingly mean?
With dread.
Where does dreadingly come from?
From dreading + -ly.

How to pronounce dreadingly

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