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forgetfully

forgetfully adverb: in a forgetful manner.

Adverb

forgetfully (comparative more forgetfully, superlative most forgetfully)

  1. in a forgetful manner

Forms of forgetfully

comparativemore forgetfully
superlativemost forgetfully

Origin of forgetfully

From forgetful + -ly.

Questions about forgetfully

What does forgetfully mean?
Forgetfully means in a forgetful manner.
What part of speech is forgetfully?
Forgetfully is an adverb.

Words near forgetfully in the dictionary

  1. forgetable
  2. forgetful
  3. forgetful functor
  4. forgetful functors
  5. forgetfull
  6. forgetfully
  7. forgetfulness
  8. forgetfulnesses
  9. forgeth
  10. forgetive
  11. forgetness

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