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drudgingly

drudge
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [druhj]
    • /drʌdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [druhj]
    • /drʌdʒ/

Definitions of drudgingly word

  • noun drudgingly a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work. 1
  • noun drudgingly a person who works in a routine, unimaginative way. 1
  • verb without object drudgingly to perform menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work. 1
  • adverb drudgingly In a drudging manner; laboriously. 0

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Origin of drudgingly

First appearance:

before 1485
One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; compare OE man's name Drycghelm helmet maker, equivalent to drycg (akin to drēogan to work) + helm helm2

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Parts of speech for Drudgingly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

drudgingly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

drudgingly usage trend in Literature

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