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breathily

breathily adverb: in a breathy manner.

Adverb

breathily (comparative more breathily, superlative most breathily)

  1. In a breathy manner.
    • "Shall I slip into something more comfortable?" she said breathily.

Forms of breathily

comparativemore breathily
superlativemost breathily

Origin of breathily

From breathy + -ly.

Questions about breathily

What does breathily mean?
Breathily means in a breathy manner.
What part of speech is breathily?
Breathily is an adverb.

Words near breathily in the dictionary

  1. breathhold
  2. breathholding
  3. breathholds
  4. breathier
  5. breathiest
  6. breathily
  7. breathin'
  8. breathiness
  9. breathing
  10. breathing a sigh of relief
  11. breathing a word

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