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virally

/ˈvaɪɹəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
vi-ral-ly
IPA
/ˈvaɪɹəli/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Due to, or by means of, a virus or viruses.

adv

In a viral fashion; often specifically in the context of viral marketing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English -al English viral Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English virally From viral + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more virally (comparative) most virally (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonvirally provirally

Questions

How do you pronounce virally?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪɹəli/.
What does virally mean?
Due to, or by means of, a virus or viruses.
Where does virally come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English -al English viral Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English virally From viral + -ly.

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