edifyingly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɛdəˌfaɪɪŋli/ UK /ˈɛdɪˌfaɪɪŋli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a manner that instructs or improves morally He spoke edifyingly about the value of patience. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a manner that instructs... instructivelyimprovinglyenlighteninglydidactically Word family Related forms edifyedifyingedification Etymology AI details From edifying (present participle of edify, from Latin aedificāre 'to build, instruct') + -ly. aedificāre Latin aedis Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # edifyingly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈɛdəˌfaɪɪŋli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛdɪˌfaɪɪŋli/ ## Meanings 1. in a manner that instructs or improves morally ## Examples - He spoke edifyingly about the value of patience. ## Synonyms - instructively - improvingly - enlighteningly - didactically ## Related Forms - edify - edifying - edification ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aedificāre - Root: aedis - Root: facere ## Etymology From edifying (present participle of edify, from Latin aedificāre 'to build, instruct') + -ly. ## AI Etymology Edifyingly is from edifying (present participle of edify, from Latin aedificāre 'to build, instruct') + -ly. The ancestry passes through Latin aedificāre, Latin aedis, and Latin facere. 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 instructs or improves morally", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include edify, edifying, and edification. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown