questioningly
/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənɪŋli/adverb
questioningly is spelled Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-I-N-G-L-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, questioningly means “In a questioning manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in questioningly?
| Letters | 13: Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 questioningly?
Questioningly appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 questioningly?
- /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənɪŋli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-questioningly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of questioningly
- more questioningly comparative
- most questioningly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does questioningly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a questioning manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does questioningly come from?
From questioning + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).