Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wantingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
want-ing-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With desire; yearningly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From wanting + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more wantingly (comparative) most wantingly (superlative)

Antonyms

Questions

What does wantingly mean?
With desire; yearningly.
Where does wantingly come from?
From wanting + -ly.

How to pronounce wantingly

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