Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penuriously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
penu-ri-ous-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a penurious manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English penurious Middle English -ly English -ly English penuriously From penurious + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more penuriously (comparative) most penuriously (superlative)

Questions

What does penuriously mean?
In a penurious manner.
Where does penuriously come from?
Etymology tree English penurious Middle English -ly English -ly English penuriously From penurious + -ly.

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