dauntingly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdɔntɪŋli/ UK /ˈdɔːntɪŋli/ See IPA manual

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adv
in a manner that intimidates or discourages

The syllabus was dauntingly long for the first week.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a manner that... intimidatinglyforbiddinglydiscouraginglyalarmingly formidably

Opposites

reassuringly encouragingly invitingly

Word family

Related forms daunt daunting daunter

Etymology

From daunting, present participle of daunt ('to intimidate'), plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The verb derives from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre ('to tame'), frequentative of domāre.

danter Old French domitāre Latin

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# dauntingly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈdɔntɪŋli
**IPA (UK):** ˈdɔːntɪŋli

## Meanings
1. in a manner that intimidates or discourages

## Examples
- The syllabus was dauntingly long for the first week.

## Synonyms
- intimidatingly
- forbiddingly
- discouragingly
- alarmingly
- formidably

## Antonyms
- reassuringly
- encouragingly
- invitingly

## Related Forms
- daunt
- daunting
- daunter

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: danter
- Root: domitāre

## Etymology
From daunting, present participle of daunt ('to intimidate'), plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The verb derives from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre ('to tame'), frequentative of domāre.

## AI Etymology
Dauntingly is from daunting, present participle of daunt ('to intimidate'), plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The verb derives from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre ('to tame'), frequentative of domāre. The ancestry passes through Old French danter and Latin domitāre. The suffix -ly forms an adverb or adjective from the base, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as an adverb, it means "in a manner that intimidates or discourages", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include daunt, daunting, and daunter.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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