screamingly
adverb
screamingly is spelled S-C-R-E-A-M-I-N-G-L-Y: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, screamingly means “While screaming, or as if screaming” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in screamingly?
| Letters | 11: S-C-R-E-A-M-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is screamingly?
Screamingly appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 screamingly?
Screamingly has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of screamingly
- more screamingly comparative
- most screamingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does screamingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
While screaming, or as if screaming
The wind howled screamingly.
- 2
informalSo as to cause great hilarity.
a screamingly funny joke
- 3
slangTo a great degree.
a screamingly boring lecture
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does screamingly come from?
From screaming + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).