unflatteringly
adverb
unflatteringly is spelled U-N-F-L-A-T-T-E-R-I-N-G-L-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unflatteringly means “In such a manner as to be unflattering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unflatteringly?
| Letters | 14: U-N-F-L-A-T-T-E-R-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 unflatteringly?
Unflatteringly appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 unflatteringly
- more unflatteringly comparative
- most unflatteringly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unflatteringly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In such a manner as to be unflattering
The lights shone unflatteringly on his sweaty face.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unflatteringly come from?
From unflattering + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).