Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

testingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: test-ing-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a tentative and experimental manner.

adv

In a challenging manner; so as to test the stamina, patience, etc.

Example Sentences

"I have lived as a spoiled child and you have lived as an exposed child, and now those children are looking testingly at each other."
"At the same time she lifts her left leg testingly in a kind of skip or dance step, before exiting quietly stage right."
"...whether the exercises took place in recognized military training areas or in territory testingly unfamiliar to the troops."

Etymology

From testing + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: testing

Inflected Forms

more testingly (comparative) most testingly (superlative)

Questions

What does testingly mean?: In a tentative and experimental manner.
Where does testingly come from?: From testing + -ly.

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