searchingly
adverb
searchingly is spelled S-E-A-R-C-H-I-N-G-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, searchingly means “In a searching manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in searchingly?
| Letters | 11: S-E-A-R-C-H-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 searchingly?
Searchingly appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 searchingly
- more searchingly comparative
- most searchingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does searchingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a searching manner.
He stared at me searchingly, trying to determine if I was lying.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does searchingly come from?
From searching + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).