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hauntingly

/hˈɔntɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
haunt-ing-ly
IPA
/hˈɔntɪŋli/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a haunting manner.

Etymology

From Middle English hauntingli, hawntyngly, equivalent to haunting + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more hauntingly (comparative) most hauntingly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hauntingly?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔntɪŋli/.
What does hauntingly mean?
In a haunting manner.
Where does hauntingly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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