Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laughingly

/lˈæfɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: laugh-ing-ly
IPA: /lˈæfɪŋli/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With laughter or merriment.

adv

Example Sentences

"I laughingly dismissed the idea and changed the subject."

Etymology

From Middle English laughynglie, leiȝingly, equivalent to laughing + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: laughynglie
Suffix: laughing

Inflected Forms

more laughingly (comparative) most laughingly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce laughingly?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈæfɪŋli/.
What does laughingly mean?: With laughter or merriment.
Where does laughingly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce laughingly

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