abandonedly
/əˈbæn.dn̩.əd.li/US/əˈbæn.dn̩.əd.li/
abandonedly adverb: with abandon, without restraint.
Adverb
abandonedly (comparative more abandonedly, superlative most abandonedly)
- With abandon, without restraint.
- For though the harpooneers, with the great body of the crew, were a far more barbaric, heathenish, and motley set than any of the tame merchant-ship companies which my previous experiences had made me acquainted with, still I ascribed this—and rightly ascribed it—to the fierce uniqueness of the...1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “Chapter 28”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
- In the first days of their love she had been his slave; she had admired him abandonedly.1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!, Part 4, Chapter 1
- Synonyms:
- unrestrainedly
Synonyms of abandonedly
Forms of abandonedly
| comparative | more abandonedly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most abandonedly |
Origin of abandonedly
From abandoned + -ly.
Questions about abandonedly
- What does abandonedly mean?
- Abandonedly means with abandon, without restraint.
- What part of speech is abandonedly?
- Abandonedly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce abandonedly?
- Abandonedly is pronounced /əˈbæn.dn̩.əd.li/ (UK).
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