Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smartingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
smart-ing-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to smart; with a stinging pain.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From smarting + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more smartingly (comparative) most smartingly (superlative)

Questions

What does smartingly mean?
So as to smart; with a stinging pain.
Where does smartingly come from?
From smarting + -ly.

How to pronounce smartingly

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