Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

velociously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ve-locious-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a velocious fashion; fastly; rapidly; expressly.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The winged gales are not able to convey the vessel so fast, but that it is overtaken by Jehovah in his cloudy chariot, riding velociously in the rapid storm, designed as the messenger of Jonah's arrest."
"[…] put into the machine as much raw coffee as will rather more than three parts fill it, and commence roasting, by turning the handle quickly and incessantly, though not velociously."

Etymology

From velocious + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: velocious

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more velociously (comparative) most velociously (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

velocious velocity

Questions

What does velociously mean?: In a velocious fashion; fastly; rapidly; expressly.
Where does velociously come from?: From velocious + -ly.

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