Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsmilingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-smil-ing-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an unsmiling way.

Example Sentences

"'I have no lucky numbers,' said Bond unsmilingly. 'I only bet on even chances, or as near them as I can get. Well, I shall leave you then.'"

Etymology

From unsmiling + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: unsmiling

Questions

What does unsmilingly mean?: In an unsmiling way.
Where does unsmilingly come from?: From unsmiling + -ly.

How to pronounce unsmilingly

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