sanctimoniously
adverb
sanctimoniously is spelled S-A-N-C-T-I-M-O-N-I-O-U-S-L-Y: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, sanctimoniously means “In a sanctimonious manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sanctimoniously?
| Letters | 15: S-A-N-C-T-I-M-O-N-I-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 sanctimoniously?
Sanctimoniously appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 sanctimoniously
- more sanctimoniously comparative
- most sanctimoniously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sanctimoniously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a sanctimonious manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sanctimoniously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a sanctimonious manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cagotement |
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 sanctimoniously come from?
From sanctimonious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).