Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

worryingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
wor-ry-ing-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a worrying manner

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English worrying Middle English -ly English -ly English worryingly From worrying + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more worryingly (comparative) most worryingly (superlative)

Questions

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

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