lispingly

9.3

Speech that makes s and z sound like th and makes words hard to understand

adverb
/ˈlɪspɪŋli/

: con ceceo

He answered lispingly, making it hard for others to understand him clearly.

Examples

The child recited the poem lispingly, delighting the audience with her innocent charm.
She spoke lispingly during the presentation.
She spoke lispingly, her words soft and sibilant.
He always lispingly asks for help.
He answered lispingly, which made it difficult for others to understand him.
The child recited her lines lispingly, creating an adorable moment for everyone.
She spoke lispingly as she shared her favorite story from childhood.

How Clear

clearly

554 1.0

lispingly

9.3

Surface Forms

lispingly positive

Morphology

lispingly = lisping (transparent) = lisp + ing + ly

Adverb formed regularly from the adjective 'lisping' with the productive adverbial suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

Lispingly comes from lisp, a word for a way of speaking where 's' and 'z' sounds come out soft or like 'th'. So, lispingly means speaking 'with a lisp', making those sounds hard to hear clearly.