Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

followingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fol-low-ing-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

subsequently, consequently

adv

adv

Etymology

From Middle English folowyngly, folewyngli, folwyngliche, equivalent to following + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: folowyngly
Suffix: following

Inflected Forms

more followingly (comparative) most followingly (superlative)

Synonyms

ensuingly followed by

Questions

What does followingly mean?: subsequently, consequently
Where does followingly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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