Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superfluously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-flu-ous-ly
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a superfluous manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English superfluous Middle English -ly English -ly English superfluously From superfluous + -ly.

Questions

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

How to pronounce superfluously

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