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aguishly

aguishly adverb: in an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.

Adverb

aguishly (comparative more aguishly, superlative most aguishly)

  1. (archaic) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
    • I was in the ivy summer-house, and came out shivering with cold, as if aguishly affected.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LXXXV”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...

Forms of aguishly

comparativemore aguishly
superlativemost aguishly

Origin of aguishly

From aguish + -ly.

Questions about aguishly

What does aguishly mean?
Aguishly means in an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
What part of speech is aguishly?
Aguishly is an adverb.

Words near aguishly in the dictionary

  1. Aguirre
  2. aguise
  3. aguised
  4. aguises
  5. aguish
  6. aguishly
  7. aguishness
  8. aguising
  9. Aguit-itan
  10. Agul
  11. Aguly

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