Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teasingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: teas-ing-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a teasing way or manner.

Example Sentences

"One cannot help but notice a teasingly elusive air about her, as if she were a butterfly that refused to light and fluttered just out of reach of its would-be captor."

Etymology

Etymology tree English teasing Middle English -ly English -ly English teasingly From teasing + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more teasingly (comparative) most teasingly (superlative)

Synonyms

tauntingly

Questions

What does teasingly mean?: In a teasing way or manner.
Where does teasingly come from?: Etymology tree English teasing Middle English -ly English -ly English teasingly From teasing + -ly.

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