Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inquiringly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: in-quir-ing-ly
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an inquiring manner.

Example Sentences

""Ready?" said the old gentleman inquiringly, when his guests had been washed, mended, brushed, and brandied."

Etymology

Etymology tree English inquiring Middle English -ly English -ly English inquiringly From inquiring + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more inquiringly (comparative) most inquiringly (superlative)

Synonyms

enquiringly

Questions

What does inquiringly mean?: In an inquiring manner.
Where does inquiringly come from?: Etymology tree English inquiring Middle English -ly English -ly English inquiringly From inquiring + -ly.

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