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babishly

babishly adverb: in a babyish manner; childishly.

Adverb

babishly (comparative more babishly, superlative most babishly)

  1. In a babyish manner; childishly.
    • Is not this a proper kind of reasoning? is this the reverence due to the scriptures, thus babishly to abuse them?1848, John Whitgift, John Ayre, Works of Archbishop Whitgift, page 12

Forms of babishly

comparativemore babishly
superlativemost babishly

Origin of babishly

From babish + -ly.

Questions about babishly

What does babishly mean?
Babishly means in a babyish manner; childishly.
What part of speech is babishly?
Babishly is an adverb.

Words near babishly in the dictionary

  1. Babis
  2. babish
  3. babished
  4. babishes
  5. babishing
  6. babishly
  7. babishness
  8. Babism
  9. Babist
  10. Babists
  11. Babite

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