Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precariously

/pɹɪkˈɛɹiəsli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: pre-car-i-ous-ly
IPA: /pɹɪkˈɛɹiəsli/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a precarious manner; dangerously.

Example Sentences

"A Greater Anglia Class 755 stands precariously close to where ballast has been washed away at Haddiscoe on January 30."

Etymology

Etymology tree English precarious Middle English -ly English -ly English precariously From precarious + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more precariously (comparative) most precariously (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

precarious

Rhymes With

variously hilariously vicariously

Questions

How do you pronounce precariously?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪkˈɛɹiəsli/.
What does precariously mean?: In a precarious manner; dangerously.
Where does precariously come from?: Etymology tree English precarious Middle English -ly English -ly English precariously From precarious + -ly.

How to pronounce precariously

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