Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pressingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: press-ing-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With a sense of urgency, because it is very important.

adv

Importantly. Often used with more in this sense.

adv

With enthusiasm. With friendly encouragement.

Example Sentences

"I wrote pressingly to Mr. Boone to raise men with all expedition to join capt. Floyd."
"Why would you do that on a date, and why, more pressingly, would you do that at the beginning of a date?"
"In early 1993, further education staff were pressingly invited to seminars, workshops and training days to prepare for liberation from the local education authorities."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pressing Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English pressingly From pressing + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more pressingly (comparative) most pressingly (superlative)

Derived Forms

unpressingly

Synonyms

urgently importantly persistently persuasively enthusiastically

Antonyms

apathetically half-heartedly

Questions

What does pressingly mean?: With a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
Where does pressingly come from?: Etymology tree English pressing Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English pressingly From pressing + -ly.

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