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crestfallenly

crestfallenly adverb: in a crestfallen manner.

Adverb

crestfallenly (comparative more crestfallenly, superlative most crestfallenly)

  1. In a crestfallen manner.

Forms of crestfallenly

comparativemore crestfallenly
superlativemost crestfallenly

Origin of crestfallenly

From crestfallen + -ly.

Questions about crestfallenly

What does crestfallenly mean?
Crestfallenly means in a crestfallen manner.
What part of speech is crestfallenly?
Crestfallenly is an adverb.

Words near crestfallenly in the dictionary

  1. crested wheatgrass
  2. crestedness
  3. cresteds
  4. cresteth
  5. crestfallen
  6. crestfallenly
  7. crestfallenness
  8. crestfish
  9. crestfishes
  10. crestie
  11. cresties

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