familiary
familiary adjective: of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic. Also the misspelling of familiar.
Adjective
familiary (comparative more familiary, superlative most familiary)
- Of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic.
- Yet it pleas'd God to make him see all the tyrrany of Rome, by discovering this which they exercis'd over divorce; and to make him the beginner of a reformation to this whole Kingdom by first asserting into his familiary power the right of just divorce.1645, John Milton, The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce
- The familiary or hereditary variety of chronic progressive bulbar paralysis is of comparatively recent recognition.1900, Joseph Collins, The Treatment of Diseases of the Nervous System, page 302
Also used as
familiary is also the misspelling of familiar.
familiary is also the misspelling of familiarly.
Examples of familiary in a sentence
- In many of these cases the disease appeared in familiary form, affecting three to five members of the family, at ages varying from 13 to 20 years.1909, Saint Elizabeths Hospital (Washington, D.C.), Bulletin - Saint Elizabeths Hospital - Issues 1-5, page 97:
- Because of their doctrine and practice respectively their roots in familiary bonds the Alevi are not problematic in social life or in legal respect.1999, European Consortium for Church-State Research, New religious movements and the law in the European Union, page 72:
Forms of familiary
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more familiary |
| superlative | most familiary |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more familiary |
| superlative | most familiary |
Origin of familiary
From Latin familiaris. See familiar.
Questions about familiary
- What does familiary mean?
- Familiary means of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic.
- How do you use familiary in a sentence?
- In many of these cases the disease appeared in familiary form, affecting three to five members of the family, at ages varying from 13 to 20 years.
- What part of speech is familiary?
- Familiary is an adjective.
Words near familiary in the dictionary
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