Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fer-lee]
- /ˈfɛr li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fer-lee]
- /ˈfɛr li/
Definitions of ferly word
- noun plural ferly something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror. 1
- noun plural ferly astonishment; wonder. 1
- adjective ferly unexpected; strange; unusual. 1
- noun ferly (obsolete) Astonishment, surprise, wonder, wonderfulness, unexpected. 1
- adjective ferly wonderful; strange 0
- noun ferly a wonder; something strange or marvellous 0
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Origin of ferly
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English fǣrlīc, equivalent to fǣr fear + -līc -ly; cognate with German gefährlich dangerous, Dutch gevaarlijk
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Parts of speech for Ferly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ferly popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.