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adorningly

adorningly adverb: decoratively; using adornments.

Adverb

adorningly (comparative more adorningly, superlative most adorningly)

  1. decoratively; using adornments.

Forms of adorningly

comparativemore adorningly
superlativemost adorningly

Origin of adorningly

From adorning + -ly.

Questions about adorningly

What does adorningly mean?
Adorningly means decoratively; using adornments.
What part of speech is adorningly?
Adorningly is an adverb.

Words near adorningly in the dictionary

  1. adorners
  2. adornest
  3. adorneth
  4. adorning
  5. adorning oneself with borrowed plumes
  6. adorningly
  7. adornings
  8. adornment
  9. adornments
  10. adorno
  11. Adornoan

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