Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deleteriously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dele-te-ri-ous-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a deleterious manner; harmfully.

Etymology

Etymology tree English deleterious Middle English -ly English -ly English deleteriously From deleterious + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more deleteriously (comparative) most deleteriously (superlative)

Questions

What does deleteriously mean?: In a deleterious manner; harmfully.
Where does deleteriously come from?: Etymology tree English deleterious Middle English -ly English -ly English deleteriously From deleterious + -ly.

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