Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fleetingly

/flˈitɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: fleet-ing-ly
IPA: /flˈitɪŋli/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

in a fleeting manner; transiently

Etymology

Etymology tree English fleeting Middle English -ly English -ly English fleetingly From fleeting + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more fleetingly (comparative) most fleetingly (superlative)

Synonyms

briefly flickeringly temporarily

Questions

How do you pronounce fleetingly?: The recorded pronunciation is /flˈitɪŋli/.
What does fleetingly mean?: in a fleeting manner; transiently
Where does fleetingly come from?: Etymology tree English fleeting Middle English -ly English -ly English fleetingly From fleeting + -ly.

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