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aquilinely

aquilinely adverb: in an aquiline manner; like an eagle.

Adverb

aquilinely (comparative more aquilinely, superlative most aquilinely)

  1. In an aquiline manner; like an eagle.
    • Nosed aquilinely, the skipper is finely
      Snubbed by a cut from the gay Chasseresse.1887, C. C. Rhys, “La Chasseresse”, in Minora Carmina, London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, page 69
    • On the pillow the fair head otherwise so aquilinely reminiscent of old Mendes on his deathbed grew clearer,1969, Hortense Calisher, The New Yorkers, Boston: Little, Brown, Part 1, Chapter 3, p. 129

Forms of aquilinely

comparativemore aquilinely
superlativemost aquilinely

Origin of aquilinely

From aquiline + -ly.

Questions about aquilinely

What does aquilinely mean?
Aquilinely means in an aquiline manner; like an eagle.
What part of speech is aquilinely?
Aquilinely is an adverb.

Words near aquilinely in the dictionary

  1. Aquilina
  2. Aquilinas
  3. aquiline
  4. aquiline nose
  5. aquiline noses
  6. aquilinely
  7. aquilineness
  8. aquilinities
  9. aquilinity
  10. aquilino
  11. aquilinos

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