Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wimpishly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wimp-ish-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a wimpish manner.

Example Sentences

"Religion has become either wimpishly workaday, or terminally crazy, or merely businesslike—confusing spirituality with charitable donations."
"Tanya de Grunwald, who runs the Graduate Fog website which campaigns for interns’ rights, said: “Many managers continue to hide wimpishly behind the defence that they are offering these opportunities out of the goodness of their hearts, in order to give young people the chance to gain some experience.”"

Etymology

From wimpish + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wimpish

Inflected Forms

more wimpishly (comparative) most wimpishly (superlative)

Questions

What does wimpishly mean?: In a wimpish manner.
Where does wimpishly come from?: From wimpish + -ly.

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