Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tantalisingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: tan-ta-lis-ing-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a tantalising manner. Alternative spelling of tantalizingly.

Example Sentences

"City have lost two previous semi-finals to Real but they made no mistake here at a joyous Etihad Stadium to now stand one step away from claiming the trophy that has always stayed tantalisingly out of reach for Pep Guardiola's team."

Etymology

Etymology tree English tantalising Middle English -ly English -ly English tantalisingly From tantalising + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more tantalisingly (comparative) most tantalisingly (superlative)

Questions

What does tantalisingly mean?: In a tantalising manner. Alternative spelling of tantalizingly.
Where does tantalisingly come from?: Etymology tree English tantalising Middle English -ly English -ly English tantalisingly From tantalising + -ly.

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