singly: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of singly
- increasingly«Word Popularity Bar5/5
increasingly
- adverb advancing in amount or intensity
more and more; progressively.
- she became increasingly depressed
- adverb advancing in amount or intensity
- surprisingly5/5
surprisingly
- adverb in a surprising manner
- he was surprisingly friendly
- adverb in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
amazingly; astonishingly.
- amazingly, he finished medical school in three years
- adverb in a surprising manner
- unsurprisingly3/5
unsurprising
- adjective not causing surprise
- adjective not causing surprise
- unceasingly2/5
unceasingly
- adverb with unflagging resolve
incessantly; ceaselessly; continuously; endlessly; unendingly.
- dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste
- adverb with unflagging resolve
- uncompromisingly2/5
uncompromisingly
- adverb in an uncompromising manner
- adverb in an uncompromising manner
- amusingly2/5
amusingly
- adverb in an entertaining and amusing manner
divertingly.
- Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days
- adverb in an entertaining and amusing manner
- depressingly2/5
depressingly
- adverb in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree
- adverb in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree
- musingly2/5
musingly
- adverb in a reflective manner
- `It's funny about that bar,' he said musingly
- adverb in a reflective manner
- embarrassingly2/5
embarrassingly
- adverb causing embarrassment
- the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing
- adverb causing embarrassment
- teasingly2/5
teasingly
- adverb in a playfully teasing manner
tauntingly.
- `You hate things to be out of order, don't you?' she said teasingly
- adverb in a playfully teasing manner
- distressingly2/5
distressingly
- adverb unpleasantly
painfully.
- his ignorance was painfully obvious
- adverb unpleasantly
- pleasingly2/5
pleasingly
- adverb in a pleasing manner
- the room was pleasingly large
- adverb in a pleasing manner
- accusingly2/5
accusingly
- adverb in an accusing manner
- he looked at her accusingly
- adverb in an accusing manner
- confusingly2/5
confusingly
- adverb in a bewildering and confusing manner
bewilderingly.
- her situation was bewilderingly unclear
- adverb in a bewildering and confusing manner
- caressingly2/5
caressing
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; kissing; fondling.
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
fondle; caress.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- surpassingly1/5
surpassingly
- adverb to a surpassing degree
- she was a surpassingly beautiful woman
- adverb to a surpassing degree
- promisingly1/5
promisingly
- adverb in an auspicious manner
- the afternoon had begun so promisingly
- adverb in an auspicious manner
- imposingly1/5
imposingly
- adverb in an impressive manner
impressively.
- the students progressed impressively fast
- adverb in an impressive manner
- patronisingly1/5
patronisingly
- adverb with condescension; in a patronizing manner
condescendingly; patronizingly.
- he treats his secretary condescendingly
- adverb with condescension; in a patronizing manner
- pressingly1/5
pressingly
- adverb in a pressing manner
- adverb in a pressing manner
- decreasingly1/5
decreasing
- adjective becoming less or smaller
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- adjective becoming less or smaller
- tantalisingly1/5
tantalising
- adjective satellite arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
tantalizing.
- a tantalizing taste of success
- verb harass with persistent criticism or carping
rag; razz; bait; tantalize; twit; taunt; ride; tease; cod; rally; tantalise.
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
- adjective satellite arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
- appraisingly1/5
appraising
- adjective satellite exercising or involving careful evaluations
evaluative.
- looked him over with an appraising eye
- the literary judge uses many evaluative terms
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
evaluate; measure; value; assess; valuate; appraise.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- access all the factors when taking a risk
- adjective satellite exercising or involving careful evaluations
- agonisingly1/5
agonising
- adjective satellite extremely painful
excruciating; torturous; torturing; agonizing; harrowing; torturesome.
- verb cause to agonize
agonize; agonise.
- adjective satellite extremely painful
- passingly1/5
passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
passing play; passing game; pass.
- the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; exit; expiration; release.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- unpromisingly1/5
unpromising
- adjective satellite unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment
- faced an unpromising task
- music for unpromising combinations of instruments
- adjective satellite unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `singly`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `singly`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `singly`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `singly`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.