Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laceratingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lac-er-at-ing-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner that lacerates.

Example Sentences

"It occurred to me that if only I could hold up a mirror, we might glimpse in it a vision of ourselves - unexpected, ridiculous, sad, and quite laceratingly amusing."

Etymology

From lacerating + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lacerating

Inflected Forms

more laceratingly (comparative) most laceratingly (superlative)

Questions

What does laceratingly mean?: In a manner that lacerates.
Where does laceratingly come from?: From lacerating + -ly.

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