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tellingly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: T EH1 L IH0 NG L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a telling manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a telling manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the plain manner of its style all the more tellingly points up the horror of the case

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English telling Middle English -ly English -ly English tellingly From telling + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kertovasti — Translations
  • Polish: przekonująco — Translations