Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

priorly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: pri-or-ly
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Archaic

Example Sentences

"this single name, whencesoever it be derived, or whensoever it were given, cannot stand as a proof that the name Jehovah was known priorly to Moſes, against so positive a testimony as that of the passage in Exodus[…]"

Etymology

From prior + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: prior

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does priorly mean?: Previously.
Where does priorly come from?: From prior + -ly.

How to pronounce priorly

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