Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temerously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: temer-ous-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"...what pain that is, I will not temerously judge, but commit it to the goodness of our Iord, whose judgments be very deep and profound;"
"The second, that he swear not temerously or lightly without reverence of God's majesty, but with judgment: that is to say, when necessity constraineth for the glory of God or defence of virtue, at the commandment of a just and lawfully appointed judge."
"And temerously, his hands went over her, over the salt, compact brilliance of her body."

Etymology

From temerous + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: temerous

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more temerously (comparative) most temerously (superlative)

Questions

What does temerously mean?: Recklessly.
Where does temerously come from?: From temerous + -ly.

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