Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gnawingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gnaw-ing-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner that chafes or worries.

Example Sentences

"Somehow seeing that small streak of blood made the way she felt inside seem less out of control, less desperate, less awkwardly, gnawingly painful."

Etymology

From gnawing + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gnawing

Inflected Forms

more gnawingly (comparative) most gnawingly (superlative)

Questions

What does gnawingly mean?: In a manner that chafes or worries.
Where does gnawingly come from?: From gnawing + -ly.

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