pressingly
adverb
pressingly is spelled P-R-E-S-S-I-N-G-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, pressingly means “With a sense of urgency, because it is very important” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pressingly?
| Letters | 10: P-R-E-S-S-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pressingly?
Pressingly appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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).
Forms of pressingly
- more pressingly comparative
- most pressingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pressingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
- 2
Importantly. Often used with more in this sense.
Why would you do that on a date, and why, more pressingly, would you do that at the beginning of a date?
- 3
With enthusiasm. With friendly encouragement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pressingly come from?
From pressing + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).