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disquietly

disquietly adverb: in a disquiet manner.

Adverb

disquietly (comparative more disquietly, superlative most disquietly)

  1. In a disquiet manner.
    • We have seen the best of our time: / machinations, hollowness, treachery, and all / ruinous disorders, follow us disquietly to our / graves […]c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Forms of disquietly

comparativemore disquietly
superlativemost disquietly

Origin of disquietly

From disquiet + -ly.

Questions about disquietly

What does disquietly mean?
Disquietly means in a disquiet manner.
What part of speech is disquietly?
Disquietly is an adverb.

Words near disquietly in the dictionary

  1. disquietful
  2. disquieting
  3. disquietingly
  4. disquietings
  5. disquietive
  6. disquietly
  7. disquietment
  8. disquietness
  9. disquietous
  10. disquiets
  11. disquietude

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