pressingly
"pressingly" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pressingly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - With a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pressingly · pressingly · English
pressingly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pressingly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pressingly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pressingly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for pressingly in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From pressing + -ly. The correct English form is pressingly, spelled P-R-E-S-S-I-N-G-L-Y.
Definition
- 1With a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
- 2Importantly. Often used with more in this sense.
- 3With enthusiasm. With friendly encouragement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pressingly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I wrote pressingly to Mr. Boone to raise men with all expedition to join capt. Floyd.
Why would you do that on a date, and why, more pressingly, would you do that at the beginning of a date?
Etymology
From pressing + -ly.
Antonyms
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.