Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onerously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oner-ous-ly
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an onerous manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English onerous Middle English -ly English -ly English onerously From onerous + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more onerously (comparative) most onerously (superlative)

Questions

What does onerously mean?
In an onerous manner.
Where does onerously come from?
Etymology tree English onerous Middle English -ly English -ly English onerously From onerous + -ly.

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