Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ludibriously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ludib-ri-ous-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a ludibrious manner.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"If any ſilly fellow vſing Becanes words, ſhould with Becan anſwer thus; It is ridiculous to compare the Kings ſcullian, vvith the King : ſhould he not, as a ridiculous aſſe, be ludibriouſly exploded?"
"But the Ammonites thought to put a jeere upon the Jewiſh Religion, even as ſome of late have ludibriouſly abuſed thoſe holy Garments, and Bookes, and Veſſells, which we uſe in the ſervice of God."
"ſurely neither Lucian, nor Corn: Agrippa with his Aſſe, could ever treat of holy things more ludibriouſly, or expoſe the ſacred word of God to more ſcorn then this man doth: […]"
"The holy Name and Attributes of the DEITY are vilified in an unexampled Manner; the Blessed Spirit of God is ludibriouſly inſulted by a Repetition of the moſt carnal Obſcenities in the Form of a Suplication; […]"

Etymology

From ludibrious + -ly.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more ludibriously (comparative) most ludibriously (superlative)

Questions

What does ludibriously mean?: In a ludibrious manner.
Where does ludibriously come from?: From ludibrious + -ly.

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