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auriferously

auriferously adverb: in an auriferous manner.

Adverb

auriferously (comparative more auriferously, superlative most auriferously)

  1. In an auriferous manner.
    • Only one thing sat otherwise than auriferously, and at the same time lightly, on Mr. Dorrit's mind.1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, “Getting On”, in Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, →OCLC, 2nd book (Riches), page 466

Forms of auriferously

comparativemore auriferously
superlativemost auriferously

Origin of auriferously

From auriferous + -ly.

Questions about auriferously

What does auriferously mean?
Auriferously means in an auriferous manner.
What part of speech is auriferously?
Auriferously is an adverb.

Words near auriferously in the dictionary

  1. auride
  2. aurides
  3. Auriemma
  4. Auriemmas
  5. auriferous
  6. auriferously
  7. auriferousness
  8. aurific
  9. aurification
  10. aurifications
  11. aurified

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