friarly

fri·ar·ly

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [frahy-er-lee]
- /ˈfraɪ ər li/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [frahy-er-lee]
- /ˈfraɪ ər li/

Definitions of friarly word

adjective friarly of or relating to friars. 1
adjective friarly like a friar. 1
noun friarly Befitting a friar. 1

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Origin of friarly

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50; friar + -ly

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Parts of speech for Friarly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Friarly

friarly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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