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discordantly

discordantly adverb: in a discordant manner.

Adverb

discordantly (comparative more discordantly, superlative most discordantly)

  1. In a discordant manner.
    • Taking old William and Benny with me, I was soon camped in a little hut on the west point of Frigate Bird, in a grove of tall puka trees where the wind moans with a pleasing dolorousness and a dozen species of sea birds squawk discordantly from their perches in the branches.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 82

Forms of discordantly

comparativemore discordantly
superlativemost discordantly

Origin of discordantly

From discordant + -ly.

Questions about discordantly

What does discordantly mean?
Discordantly means in a discordant manner.
What part of speech is discordantly?
Discordantly is an adverb.

Words near discordantly in the dictionary

  1. discordance
  2. discordances
  3. discordancies
  4. discordancy
  5. discordant
  6. discordantly
  7. discordantness
  8. discordaunce
  9. discordaunces
  10. discordaunt
  11. discorded

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