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deadlily

deadlily adverb: in a deadly manner.

Adverb

deadlily (comparative more deadlily, superlative most deadlily)

  1. In a deadly manner.
    • But she was deadlily learned and evil-instructed; and, now and again, when the mask dropped, men saw this, shuddered and — almost drew back.1889, Rudyard Kipling, “At the Pit's Mouth”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 48

Forms of deadlily

comparativemore deadlily
superlativemost deadlily

Origin of deadlily

From deadly + -ly.

Questions about deadlily

What does deadlily mean?
Deadlily means in a deadly manner.
What part of speech is deadlily?
Deadlily is an adverb.

Words near deadlily in the dictionary

  1. deadlifts
  2. deadlight
  3. deadlights
  4. deadlihood
  5. deadlike
  6. deadlily
  7. deadline
  8. deadline fighter
  9. deadline fighters
  10. deadlined
  11. deadliner

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