Edwardianly

Edwardianly adverb: in an Edwardian manner.

Adverb

Edwardianly (comparative more Edwardianly, superlative most Edwardianly)

In an Edwardian manner.
- It was not as if I had knocked about a lot on my own, and was thoroughly emancipated and “independent”. On the contrary, I was Edwardianly dutiful, and still “minded” what was said to me. In those days children did not call their parents by their Christian names, and most children were—more or...1931, Gladys Cooper, Gladys Cooper, Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., page 62
- Grant and his son bore to the conference table the clothes they stood up in—in Bernard’s case a high four-button single-breasted which he fancied made him look Edwardianly severe—and one briefcase, Michael’s.1971, Derek Jewell, Come in Number One, Your Time Is Up, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., page 260

On the contrary, I was Edwardianly dutiful, and still “minded” what was said to me.1931, Gladys Cooper, Gladys Cooper, Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., page 62:
Jessie looks out from the photograph, full-length, quarter-profile, Edwardianly dressed, hands on hips, her hair a feral variation on Gibson Girl.1982, Meanjin, page 181:

comparative	more Edwardianly
superlative	most Edwardianly

From Edwardian + -ly.

What does Edwardianly mean?: Edwardianly means in an Edwardian manner.
How do you use Edwardianly in a sentence?: On the contrary, I was Edwardianly dutiful, and still “minded” what was said to me.
What part of speech is Edwardianly?: Edwardianly is an adverb.

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