accusingly
/əˈkju.zɪŋ.li/adverb
accusingly is spelled A-C-C-U-S-I-N-G-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, accusingly means “In an accusing manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in accusingly?
| Letters | 10: A-C-C-U-S-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is accusingly?
Accusingly appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce accusingly?
- US /əˈkju.zɪŋ.li/
Accusingly has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-accusingly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of accusingly
- more accusingly comparative
- most accusingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accusingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an accusing manner.
She looked at him accusingly after the vase broke.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accusingly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an accusing manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | acusadoramente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does accusingly come from?
From accusing + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).