perquire

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adverb

Exactly.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adverbperquire (comparative more perquire, superlative most perquire)

comparative more perquire · superlative most perquire

  1. archaicExactly.

    I perceive you have gotten a paper from some of these rebellious ministers, and has gotten your answers perquire

    1821, William Sutherland, The Genuine Declaration of William Sutherland, Hangman at Irvine
  2. archaicSeparate as to place.
adjectiveperquire (comparative more perquire, superlative most perquire)

comparative more perquire · superlative most perquire

  1. archaicAccurate.

Origin

  1. Latinperquiro
  2. Englishperquire

From Latin perquiro.

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Cite this entry
APA

perquire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perquire

MLA

“perquire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perquire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perquire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perquire.

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