hauntingly C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈhɔntɪŋli/ See IPA manual Freq #95677 Meanings 1 adv In a way that is beautiful or moving and stays in your mind The song was hauntingly beautiful, and I could not stop thinking about it for days. Etymology AI details From Middle English hauntingli, hawntyngly, equivalent to haunting + -ly. hauntingli Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hauntingly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈhɔntɪŋli/ **Frequency rank:** 95677 ## Meanings 1. In a way that is beautiful or moving and stays in your mind ## Examples - The song was hauntingly beautiful, and I could not stop thinking about it for days. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hauntingli ## Etymology From Middle English hauntingli, hawntyngly, equivalent to haunting + -ly. ## AI Etymology Hauntingly is from Middle English hauntingli, hawntyngly, equivalent to haunting + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include hauntingli (Middle English). Current senses include in a way that is beautiful or moving and stays in your mind. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown