Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temptingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
tempt-ing-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a tempting manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English tempting Middle English -ly English -ly English temptingly From tempting + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more temptingly (comparative) most temptingly (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does temptingly mean?
In a tempting manner.
Where does temptingly come from?
Etymology tree English tempting Middle English -ly English -ly English temptingly From tempting + -ly.

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