popishly

1. 1.

   like the Pope; in a popish manner

Questions about popishly

What does popishly mean?

popishly means "like the Pope; in a popish manner".

How many syllables are in popishly?

popishly has 3 syllables: po-pish-ly. The stress falls on "po".

Is popishly a common word?

popishly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.