Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sighingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sigh-ing-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a sighing way; with sighs.

Etymology

Etymology tree English sighing Middle English -ly English -ly English sighingly From sighing + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more sighingly (comparative) most sighingly (superlative)

Questions

What does sighingly mean?
In a sighing way; with sighs.
Where does sighingly come from?
Etymology tree English sighing Middle English -ly English -ly English sighingly From sighing + -ly.

How to pronounce sighingly

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