Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excusingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-cus-ing-ly
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to excuse; by way of an excuse.

Example Sentences

""Oh well, he's young," he added excusingly. "And I suppose he's just feeling his oats.""

Etymology

From excusing + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: excusing

Inflected Forms

more excusingly (comparative) most excusingly (superlative)

Questions

What does excusingly mean?: So as to excuse; by way of an excuse.
Where does excusingly come from?: From excusing + -ly.

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