Where does “drawlingly” come from?

drawlingly (English) comes from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

drawlingly (English): Speaking with a drawl

Definitions

  1. Speaking with a drawl

Ancestry of “drawlingly”, step by step

drawlingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li

via English drawling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrawlingThe act of speaking with a drawl; present...
Every word from Vietnamese ly
drawlingly — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer