leadingly
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a way that leads; as a leading question.
Example Sentences
- ""She has to be thin, correct?" Vijay's father continued, asking the question leadingly."
- "The only snag in the proceedings occurred when the prosecution cross-examined Allison: the defense objected vigorously when the state leadingly asked if it was true that Milam had "been charged and pleaded guilty on quite a number of charges.""
Etymology
From leading + -ly.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more leadingly (comparative)
most leadingly (superlative)