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auntiently

auntiently is the obsolete form of anciently.

Meaning of anciently

Adverb

anciently (comparative more anciently, superlative most anciently)

  1. In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
  2. Done long ago.
    • The anciently written inscriptions in the pyramids can still be read.

Forms of auntiently

comparativemore auntiently
superlativemost auntiently

Origin of auntiently

From auntient + -ly.

Questions about auntiently

What is auntiently the obsolete form of?
Auntiently is the obsolete form of anciently.

Words near auntiently in the dictionary

  1. Auntie Flo
  2. auntied
  3. auntient
  4. auntienter
  5. auntientest
  6. auntiently
  7. aunties
  8. aunting
  9. auntish
  10. auntishly
  11. auntishness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: auntiently (page history and authors); anciently (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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