florally
/ˈflɔːɹəli/FLAW-ruh-lee
/ˈflɔɹəli/FLAW-ruh-lee
Meaningin a floral way
Common meaning: in a floral way (inferred)
- flora flower, blossomLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 761 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinflōs, flōris‘a flower, blossom’
- Englishfloral‘made of or showing flowers’
- Englishformed in English from floralflorally‘in a floral way (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a floral way. It can be inferred from any of: floral.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from floral + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- flōs, flōris Latin “a flower, blossom”
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