Frenchly
UK/ˈfɹɛn(t)ʃli/
Frenchly adjective: french.
Adjective
Frenchly (comparative more Frenchly, superlative most Frenchly)
- French.
- As their bodily exerciſe was Frenchly, ſo their vvits activity was alſo; for they uſed to be pleaſant and facetious in French focus.1663, Edward Waterhous[e], chapter XLVIII, in Fortescutus Illustratus; or A Commentary on that Nervous Treatise De Laudibus Legum Angliæ, Written by Sir John Fortescue Knight, […], London: […]...
Adverb
Frenchly (comparative more Frenchly, superlative most Frenchly)
- In the manner of the French or their language.
- Van Kampen, who anticipated Motley in disparaging the Walloons as being Frenchly fickle...1912, John Mackinnon Robertson, The evolution of states
- He thought it indecorous to have a young and pretty girl packing with him in his room. He was thinking so Frenchly, that it even seemed to him Bess should not have proposed it.1916, Ethel Sidgwick, Hatchways
Forms of Frenchly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Frenchly |
| superlative | most Frenchly |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more Frenchly |
| superlative | most Frenchly |
Origin of Frenchly
From French + -ly (adjectival suffix).
From French + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Questions about Frenchly
- What does Frenchly mean?
- Frenchly means french.
- What part of speech is Frenchly?
- Frenchly can be an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce Frenchly?
- Frenchly is pronounced /ˈfɹɛn(t)ʃli/ (UK).
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