pressingly
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- 16
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- 19
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- 10
Definition of pressingly
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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With a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
“I wrote pressingly to Mr. Boone to raise men with all expedition to join capt. Floyd.”
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adv
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With a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
“I wrote pressingly to Mr. Boone to raise men with all expedition to join capt. Floyd.”
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Importantly. Often used with more in this sense.
“Why would you do that on a date, and why, more pressingly, would you do that at the beginning of a date?”
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With enthusiasm. With friendly encouragement.
“In early 1993, further education staff were pressingly invited to seminars, workshops and training days to prepare for liberation from the local education authorities.”
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Etymology
From pressing + -ly.
Words you can make from pressingly
200+ playable · top: PIGSNEYS (14 pts)
Best play pigsneys 14 points8-letter words
7 words7-letter words
29 words- ESPYING 13 pts
- GYPSIES 13 pts
- PIGSNEY 13 pts
- PREYING 13 pts
- SPRINGY 13 pts
- YELPING 13 pts
- RELYING 11 pts
- SYRINGE 11 pts
- YESSING 11 pts
- LINSEYS 10 pts
- LYSINES 10 pts
- PINGERS 10 pts
- SPRINGE 10 pts
- SPRINGS 10 pts
- LISPERS 9 pts
- PENSILS 9 pts
- PILSNER 9 pts
- PINLESS 9 pts
- SNIPERS 9 pts
- SPINELS 9 pts
- SPLINES 9 pts
- GRILSES 8 pts
- INGRESS 8 pts
- LINGERS 8 pts
- RESIGNS 8 pts
- SIGNERS 8 pts
- SINGERS 8 pts
- SINGLES 8 pts
- SLINGER 8 pts
6-letter words
67 words- GRIPEY 12 pts
- PLYING 12 pts
- PRYING 12 pts
- SPYING 12 pts
- PINERY 11 pts
- PLYERS 11 pts
- PRISSY 11 pts
- RIPELY 11 pts
- SLYPES 11 pts
- GRISLY 10 pts
- GYNIES 10 pts
- LYINGS 10 pts
- LYSING 10 pts
- SINGLY 10 pts
- GENIPS 9 pts
- GRIPES 9 pts
- LINSEY 9 pts
- LYSINE 9 pts
- LYSINS 9 pts
- PINGER 9 pts
- RESINY 9 pts
- SELSYN 9 pts
- SPRIGS 9 pts
- SPRING 9 pts
- SYRENS 9 pts
- YESSIR 9 pts
- LISPER 8 pts
- PENSIL 8 pts
- PERILS 8 pts
- PISSER 8 pts
- PLIERS 8 pts
- PLISSE 8 pts
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- REPINS 8 pts
- RIPENS 8 pts
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- SPILES 8 pts
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- SPIRES 8 pts
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- REIGNS 7 pts
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- RESIGN 7 pts
- SERING 7 pts
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- SINGER 7 pts
- SINGES 7 pts
- SINGLE 7 pts
- SLINGS 7 pts
- LINERS 6 pts
- RESINS 6 pts
- RINSES 6 pts
- SERINS 6 pts
- SIRENS 6 pts
5-letter words
96 words- GIPSY 11 pts
- GRIPY 11 pts
- PINEY 10 pts
- PISSY 10 pts
- PLYER 10 pts
- PREYS 10 pts
- PYINS 10 pts
- PYRES 10 pts
- REPLY 10 pts
- SLYPE 10 pts
- EYING 9 pts
- GIRLY 9 pts
- GLEYS 9 pts
- GREYS 9 pts
- GYNIE 9 pts
- GYRES 9 pts
- LINGY 9 pts
- LYING 9 pts
- GENIP 8 pts
- GRIPE 8 pts
- GRIPS 8 pts
- LINEY 8 pts
- LYRES 8 pts
- LYSES 8 pts
- LYSIN 8 pts
- LYSIS 8 pts
- PINGS 8 pts
- PRIGS 8 pts
- RILEY 8 pts
- SLYER 8 pts
- SNYES 8 pts
- LISPS 7 pts
- PEINS 7 pts
- PENIS 7 pts
- PERIL 7 pts
- PERIS 7 pts
- PIERS 7 pts
- PILES 7 pts
- PINES 7 pts
- PIRNS 7 pts
- PLIER 7 pts
- PLIES 7 pts
- PRESS 7 pts
- PRIES 7 pts
- PRISE 7 pts
- PRISS 7 pts
- REPIN 7 pts
- RIPEN 7 pts
- RIPES 7 pts
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- SPEIL 7 pts
- SPEIR 7 pts
- SPIEL 7 pts
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- GIRLS 6 pts
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- GLENS 6 pts
- GRINS 6 pts
- INGLE 6 pts
- LIGER 6 pts
- LINGS 6 pts
- REIGN 6 pts
- RENIG 6 pts
- RINGS 6 pts
- SEGNI 6 pts
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- SIGNS 6 pts
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- SINGS 6 pts
- SLING 6 pts
- ISLES 5 pts
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- LINER 5 pts
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- REINS 5 pts
- RESIN 5 pts
- RIELS 5 pts
- RILES 5 pts
- RINSE 5 pts
- RISEN 5 pts
- RISES 5 pts
- SERIN 5 pts
- SINES 5 pts
- SIREN 5 pts
- SIRES 5 pts
- SLIER 5 pts
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