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acridly

UK/ˈæk.ɹɪdli//ɘkˈɹ̠ɪdli/

acridly adverb: in a harsh or corrosive manner.

Adverb

acridly (comparative more acridly, superlative most acridly)

  1. In a harsh or corrosive manner.
    • "I presume you are a stranger in this neighborhood," she said in an acridly condoning tone of voice.(Can we date this quote?), Arthur Stringer, Twin tales: Are All Men Alike, and The Lost Titian
    • There were no dreams,
      No phantoms in her future any more:
      One clinching revelation of what was
      One by-flash of irrevocable chance,
      Had acridly but honestly foretold
      The mystical fulfilment of a life
      That might have once … But that was all gone by1921, Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Imogen”, in Collected Poems, lines 113–119

acridly meaning in Urdu

acridly in Urdu

تلخ طور پر, تند طور پر, درشتی کے ساتھ, تلخی سے

Forms of acridly

comparativemore acridly
superlativemost acridly

Origin of acridly

From acrid + -ly.

Questions about acridly

What does acridly mean?
Acridly means in a harsh or corrosive manner.
What is acridly in Urdu?
Acridly in Urdu is تلخ طور پر, تند طور پر, درشتی کے ساتھ. See Acridly meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is acridly?
Acridly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce acridly?
Acridly is pronounced /ɘkˈɹ̠ɪdli/ (US).

Words near acridly in the dictionary

  1. acridities
  2. acridity
  3. acridivore
  4. acridivores
  5. acridivorous
  6. acridly
  7. acridness
  8. acridocarpoid
  9. acridocarpoids
  10. acridological
  11. acridologist

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