effortfully
effortfully adverb: in an effortful manner: with effort.
Adverb
effortfully (comparative more effortfully, superlative most effortfully)
- In an effortful manner: with effort.
- When Mr. Wheeldon quotes Balanchine, it is those lifts in which the ballerina has her hands placed, effortfully, on her partner’s[…].2008 March 21, Alastair Macaulay, “New to the Glossary: A Pas de Multimedia”, in New York Times
- They made their way effortfully towards the Carthaginians[…]”1953, Kingsley Amis, chapter 12, in Lucky Jim
effortfully meaning in Tamil
effortfully in Tamil
- முயற்சியுடன்
Forms of effortfully
| comparative | more effortfully |
|---|---|
| superlative | most effortfully |
Origin of effortfully
From effortful + -ly.
Questions about effortfully
- What does effortfully mean?
- Effortfully means in an effortful manner: with effort.
- What is effortfully in Tamil?
- Effortfully in Tamil is முயற்சியுடன். See Effortfully meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is effortfully?
- Effortfully is an adverb.
Words near effortfully in the dictionary
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