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Words with Suffix “--ous-ly” in English (US)

Browse English (US) words ending with the suffix “--ous-ly”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.

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--ous-ly Latin and English origins, forming adjective and adverb respectively.

enantiomorphously
7 syllables17 letters
en·an·ti·o·mor·phous·ly
/ɪˈnænti.oʊˈmɔrfəs.li/
adverb

The word 'enantiomorphously' is an adverb derived from Greek and Latin roots. It is syllabified as en-an-ti-o-mor-phous-ly, with primary stress on the fourth syllable. The syllabification follows standard US English rules of vowel-consonant division and consonant cluster handling.

noncontemporaneously
8 syllables20 letters
non·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly
/ˌnɑnkənˌtɛmpəˈreɪniəsli/
adverb

Noncontemporaneously is an 8-syllable adverb (non-con-tem-po-ra-ne-ous-ly) with primary stress on 'ra' and secondary stress on 'non' and 'tem'. It combines the Latin negation prefix 'non-' with 'contemporaneous' (from Latin 'contemporaneus') plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'. The syllabification follows standard English rules: morphological boundaries are respected for prefixes and suffixes, VCCV clusters split between consonants, and single intervocalic consonants follow the Maximal Onset Principle.

nonhomogeneously
7 syllables16 letters
non·ho·mo·ge·ne·ous·ly
/ˌnɑn.hoʊ.məˈdʒiː.nəs.li/
adverb

The word 'nonhomogeneously' is divided into seven syllables: non-ho-mo-ge-ne-ous-ly. The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ne'). It's formed from the prefix 'non-', the root 'homo-gen-', and the suffix '-ous-ly'. It functions as an adverb meaning 'in a non-uniform manner'.

oversuperstitiously
7 syllables19 letters
o·ver·su·per·sti·tious·ly
/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ˌsuː.pɚˈstɪʃ.əs.li/
adverb

Oversuperstitiously divides as o-ver-su-per-sti-tious-ly (7 syllables). The prefix over- attaches to superstitious, with adverb suffix -ly. Primary stress falls on -sti-, with secondary stress on o- and su-. The -tious ending shows standard English palatalization (/ʃəs/). IPA: /ˌoʊ.vɚ.ˌsuː.pɚˈstɪʃ.əs.li/.