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despairingly

How many syllables in despairingly?

  4 syllables

Divide despairingly into syllables:   de-spair-ing-ly
Stressed syllable in despairingly:   de-spair-ing-ly
How to say despairingly:

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Synonyms for despairingly


2 syllables
  • bleakly
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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