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numerously

numerously

3.9
In large numbers
  • adverb
  • /ˈnjuːmərəsli/
translation icon : numerosamente
  • Birds gathered numerously in the trees, creating a beautiful symphony of chirping sounds.

Examples

  • Late in the fifties, poetry readings erupted in the United States suddenly and numerously.

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  • The audience arrived numerously, filling the theater to capacity for the opening night show.

  • Children played numerously in the park, enjoying the sunny day and each other's company.

Synonyms

abundantly
vsnumerously
32 3.5

In large amounts that are more than enough

indicates many individuals or items without implying excess
multitudinously
vsnumerously
  • Literature
8.1

In very large numbers

is the same meaning but uses a different word form
innumerably
vsnumerously
7.5

So many that you cannot count them

refers to large but countable numbers rather than uncountable ones

How Many

abundantly
32 3.5
numerously
3.9
frequently
476 1.0
occasionally
438 2.0
sparsely
15 4.6

Surface Forms

numerously positive
numerouslyer comparative
numerouslyest superlative

Morphology

numerously = numerous (semi-transparent) = number + ous + ly

Forming an adverb by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'numerous' is a standard and predictable process.

Etymology

Numerously comes from the Latin word numerus, meaning 'number', and it is the same root as the English words number and numerous. So, numerously means 'in large numbers', or doing something with many people or things.