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fakely

fakely adverb: in a fake way, fraudulently.

Adverb

fakely (comparative more fakely, superlative most fakely)

  1. (nonstandard) In a fake way, fraudulently.
    • We showed up at the bar and it was an ocean of fakely tanned men, wearing vests with no shirts underneath.2002, Georgie Nickell, I Only Smoke on Thursdays

Forms of fakely

comparativemore fakely
superlativemost fakely

Origin of fakely

From the adjective fake + -ly.

Questions about fakely

What does fakely mean?
Fakely means in a fake way, fraudulently.
What part of speech is fakely?
Fakely is an adverb.

Words near fakely in the dictionary

  1. fakelakia
  2. fakellaki
  3. fakellakia
  4. fakeloo
  5. fakelore
  6. fakely
  7. fakemail
  8. fakement
  9. fakements
  10. fakemoder
  11. fakemoders

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