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bleakly

/ˈbliːk.li/

bleakly adverb: in a bleak manner.

Adverb

bleakly (comparative more bleakly, superlative most bleakly)

  1. In a bleak manner.

Forms of bleakly

comparativemore bleakly
superlativemost bleakly

Origin of bleakly

From bleak + -ly.

Words that rhyme with bleakly

Questions about bleakly

What does bleakly mean?
Bleakly means in a bleak manner.
What part of speech is bleakly?
Bleakly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce bleakly?
Bleakly is pronounced /ˈbliːk.li/.

Words near bleakly in the dictionary

  1. bleaker
  2. bleakest
  3. bleakish
  4. Bleakley
  5. Bleakleys
  6. bleakly
  7. bleakness
  8. bleaknesses
  9. bleakonomics
  10. bleaks
  11. bleaksome

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