Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

takingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tak-ing-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

attractively; fetchingly

Dated

Example Sentences

"They are most takingly illustrated, and each of them in itself illustrates, as all Chinese writing is intended to do, some admirable moral quality."

Etymology

From taking + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: taking

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more takingly (comparative) most takingly (superlative)

Questions

What does takingly mean?: attractively; fetchingly
Where does takingly come from?: From taking + -ly.

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