Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stiflingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: sti-fling-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a stifling manner; so as to suffocate.

Example Sentences

"The air was stiflingly hot."
"On one stiflingly hot afternoon I padded across the corridor from my bedsit to the bathroom in my dressing gown."

Etymology

Etymology tree English stifling Middle English -ly English -ly English stiflingly From stifling + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more stiflingly (comparative) most stiflingly (superlative)

Questions

What does stiflingly mean?: In a stifling manner; so as to suffocate.
Where does stiflingly come from?: Etymology tree English stifling Middle English -ly English -ly English stiflingly From stifling + -ly.

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