tellingly

/tˈɛlɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

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adv

"It demanded taxes, which in a cashless society meant grain, cattle and, most tellingly, labor."
"Most tellingly, the recipe from Causes and Cures prescribes a vinegared wine but the recipe from Physica prescribes vinegar or wine, yet when the explanation of how the medicine works is given, in both passages it has been assumed that the ingredient of the Causes and Cures’ version (vinegared wine) not that of Physica (vinegar or wine) was used."

Etymology tree English telling Middle English -ly English -ly English tellingly From telling + -ly.

more tellingly (comparative) most tellingly (superlative)

compellingly

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How do you pronounce tellingly?

The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɛlɪŋli/.

What does tellingly mean?

In a telling manner.

Where does tellingly come from?

Etymology tree English telling Middle English -ly English -ly English tellingly From telling + -ly.

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