Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-effacingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: self---ef-fac-ing-ly
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

The quality of carrying oneself in a humble manner.

Example Sentences

"John is difficult to distinguish sometimes because he carries himself so self-effacingly."

Etymology

From self-effacing + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: self-effacing

Inflected Forms

more self-effacingly (comparative) most self-effacingly (superlative)

Questions

What does self-effacingly mean?: The quality of carrying oneself in a humble manner.
Where does self-effacingly come from?: From self-effacing + -ly.

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