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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plangently

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plan-gent-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a plangent manner: with a loud reverberating sound, or plaintively.

Etymology

From plangent + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more plangently (comparative) most plangently (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

plangent plangency

Questions

What does plangently mean?
In a plangent manner: with a loud reverberating sound, or plaintively.
Where does plangently come from?
From plangent + -ly.

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