Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preachingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: preach-ing-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a way that preaches.

Example Sentences

"[…] the country maiden, who mounts her horse so adroitly, waits on table so sweetly, and talks morality so preachingly?"

Etymology

From preaching + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: preaching

Inflected Forms

more preachingly (comparative) most preachingly (superlative)

Questions

What does preachingly mean?: In a way that preaches.
Where does preachingly come from?: From preaching + -ly.

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