becomingly

1. 1.

   in a becoming manner

   “she was becomingly dressed”

Questions about becomingly

What does becomingly mean?

becomingly means "in a becoming manner".

How many syllables are in becomingly?

becomingly has 4 syllables and divides as be-co-min-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.

Is becomingly a common word?

becomingly 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.