Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tantalizingly

/tˈæntəlˌaɪzɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: tan-ta-liz-ing-ly
IPA: /tˈæntəlˌaɪzɪŋli/

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a tantalizing manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English tantalizing Middle English -ly English -ly English tantalizingly From tantalizing + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more tantalizingly (comparative) most tantalizingly (superlative)

Synonyms

invitingly

Questions

How do you pronounce tantalizingly?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈæntəlˌaɪzɪŋli/.
What does tantalizingly mean?: In a tantalizing manner.
Where does tantalizingly come from?: Etymology tree English tantalizing Middle English -ly English -ly English tantalizingly From tantalizing + -ly.

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