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avertedly

avertedly adverb: in an averted manner; turned away.

Adverb

avertedly (comparative more avertedly, superlative most avertedly)

  1. In an averted manner; turned away.
    • […] he was surprised to see Isabel composedly, though avertedly, seated on the bench; the longer and fuller tresses of her now ungleaming hair flung back, and the guitar quietly leaning in the corner.1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities
    • Maybe it was because they were looking down avertedly like that, trying to avoid the sound of the clock.1944, William Irish, Deadline at Dawn

Forms of avertedly

comparativemore avertedly
superlativemost avertedly

Origin of avertedly

From averted + -ly.

Questions about avertedly

What does avertedly mean?
Avertedly means in an averted manner; turned away.
What part of speech is avertedly?
Avertedly is an adverb.

Words near avertedly in the dictionary

  1. aversives
  2. aversivity
  3. avert
  4. avertable
  5. averted
  6. avertedly
  7. averter
  8. averters
  9. avertest
  10. averteth
  11. avertible

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