numerously

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English numerous

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English numerously

From numerous + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjuːmə.ɹəs.li/

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Adverb

numerously (comparative more numerously, superlative most numerously)

1. In a numerous manner; in great numbers.

   People voted more numerously this year than last year.

Synonyms

• manifoldly