insultingly

adv

"insultingly" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“insultingly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an insulting manner; to a degree that causes insult.

Corpus desk

Index EN-insultingly · insultingly · English

insultingly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for insultingly
PropertyValue
Headwordinsultingly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “insultingly” in English

insultinglysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

insultingly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an insulting manner; to a degree that causes insult.".

insultingly has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From insulting + -ly. The correct English form is insultingly, spelled I-N-S-U-L-T-I-N-G-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an insulting manner; to a degree that causes insult.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how insultingly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. They made an insultingly low bid to buy the house.

Etymology

From insulting + -ly.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "insultingly"?
"insultingly" is spelled I-N-S-U-L-T-I-N-G-L-Y.
What does "insultingly" mean?
As an adverb, "insultingly" means: In an insulting manner; to a degree that causes insult.
What is the origin of the word "insultingly"?
From insulting + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list