What does approvingly mean?

approvingly means "in an approving manner".

How many syllables are in approvingly?

approvingly has 4 syllables: ap-pro-vin-gly. The stress falls on "pro". In IPA it is /əˈpɹuvɪŋli/.

What is the opposite of approvingly?

The recorded antonyms are disapprovingly.

Is approvingly a common word?

approvingly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

approvingly — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in an approving manner
“she nodded approvingly”
Antonymsdisapprovingly

Questions about approvingly

What does approvingly mean?: approvingly means "in an approving manner".
How many syllables are in approvingly?: approvingly has 4 syllables: ap-pro-vin-gly. The stress falls on "pro". In IPA it is /əˈpɹuvɪŋli/.
What is the opposite of approvingly?: The recorded antonyms are disapprovingly.
Is approvingly a common word?: approvingly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for approvingly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in an approving manner
“she nodded approvingly”
Antonymsdisapprovingly

Questions about approvingly

What does approvingly mean?: approvingly means "in an approving manner".
How many syllables are in approvingly?: approvingly has 4 syllables: ap-pro-vin-gly. The stress falls on "pro". In IPA it is /əˈpɹuvɪŋli/.
What is the opposite of approvingly?: The recorded antonyms are disapprovingly.
Is approvingly a common word?: approvingly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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