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parlously

parlously adverb: in a parlous way.

Adverb

parlously (comparative more parlously, superlative most parlously)

  1. In a parlous way.

Forms of parlously

comparativemore parlously
superlativemost parlously

Origin of parlously

From parlous + -ly.

Questions about parlously

What does parlously mean?
Parlously means in a parlous way.
What part of speech is parlously?
Parlously is an adverb.

Words near parlously in the dictionary

  1. parlourless
  2. parlourmaid
  3. parlourmaids
  4. parlours
  5. parlous
  6. parlously
  7. parlousness
  8. parly
  9. parly train
  10. Parlyament
  11. Parlyaree

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