Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smirkingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
smirk-ing-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a smirking manner.

Etymology

From smirking + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more smirkingly (comparative) most smirkingly (superlative)

Questions

What does smirkingly mean?
In a smirking manner.
Where does smirkingly come from?
From smirking + -ly.

How to pronounce smirkingly

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