Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stunningly

/stˈʌnɪŋli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: stun-ning-ly
IPA: /stˈʌnɪŋli/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to stun or amaze.

Example Sentences

"She was stunningly beautiful. I couldn't take my eyes off her."
"a stunningly expensive gift"
"stunningly awful ideas"

Etymology

Etymology tree English stunning Middle English -ly English -ly English stunningly From stunning + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more stunningly (comparative) most stunningly (superlative)

Synonyms

spectacularly

Questions

How do you pronounce stunningly?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈʌnɪŋli/.
What does stunningly mean?: So as to stun or amaze.
Where does stunningly come from?: Etymology tree English stunning Middle English -ly English -ly English stunningly From stunning + -ly.

How to pronounce stunningly

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