Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scaldingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scald-ing-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a scalding manner; enough to scald.

Example Sentences

"The water was scaldingly hot."
"In another moment a huge wave, like a muddy tidal bore, but almost scaldingly hot, came sweeping round the bend up-stream."
"Based on Phoebe Gloeckner’s remarkable, sui generis semi-autobiographical graphic novel, this scaldingly honest comedy-drama surveys a rocky stretch in the adolescence of whipsmart 15-year-old budding artist Minnie (the incandescent Bel Powley, from Benidorm and A Royal Night Out)."

Etymology

From scalding + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scalding

Inflected Forms

more scaldingly (comparative) most scaldingly (superlative)

Questions

What does scaldingly mean?: In a scalding manner; enough to scald.
Where does scaldingly come from?: From scalding + -ly.

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