Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scorchingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: scorch-ing-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a way or to a degree that scorches

Example Sentences

"The story was scorchingly intense."
"The weather was scorchingly hot."

Etymology

Etymology tree English scorching Middle English -ly English -ly English scorchingly From scorching + -ly.

Questions

What does scorchingly mean?: In a way or to a degree that scorches
Where does scorchingly come from?: Etymology tree English scorching Middle English -ly English -ly English scorchingly From scorching + -ly.

How to pronounce scorchingly

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