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wearingly

wear·ing
W w

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wair-ing]
    • /ˈwɛər ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wair-ing]
    • /ˈwɛər ɪŋ/

Definitions of wearingly word

  • adjective wearingly gradually impairing or wasting: Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes. 1
  • adjective wearingly wearying or exhausting: a wearing task. 1
  • adjective wearingly relating to or made for wear. 1
  • noun wearingly In a wearing (tiring) manner. 1

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Origin of wearingly

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; wear + -ing2

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Parts of speech for Wearingly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wearingly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".

wearingly usage trend in Literature

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