affectingly

1. 1.

   in a poignant or touching manner

   “she spoke poignantly”

   Synonymspoignantlytouchingly

Questions about affectingly

What does affectingly mean?

affectingly means "in a poignant or touching manner".

How many syllables are in affectingly?

affectingly has 4 syllables and divides as af-fec-tin-gly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for affectingly?

Close synonyms include poignantly, touchingly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is affectingly a common word?