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bridally

bridally adverb: as a bride; at the point of marriage.

Adverb

bridally (not comparable)

  1. As a bride; at the point of marriage.
    • a bridally pregnant woman
  2. In a bridal manner or style.
    • […] those crystal robes and trimmings which deck, bridally, the bass-toned pipes of our great organ of Erie.1852, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume 5, page 127

Origin of bridally

From bridal + -ly.

Questions about bridally

What does bridally mean?
Bridally means as a bride; at the point of marriage.
What part of speech is bridally?
Bridally is an adverb.

Words near bridally in the dictionary

  1. bridal waltzes
  2. bridal wear
  3. bridal wreath
  4. bridall
  5. bridalls
  6. bridally
  7. bridals
  8. bridalties
  9. bridalty
  10. bridalwear
  11. Bridcutt

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