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frivolously

frivolously adverb: in a frivolous manner.

Adverb

frivolously (comparative more frivolously, superlative most frivolously)

  1. In a frivolous manner
    • The analogy between Reagan's mythmaking and Lucas's isn't intended frivolously.1988 June 10, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “May the Formula Be With You”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of frivolously

comparativemore frivolously
superlativemost frivolously

Origin of frivolously

From frivolous + -ly.

Questions about frivolously

What does frivolously mean?
Frivolously means in a frivolous manner.
What part of speech is frivolously?
Frivolously is an adverb.

Words near frivolously in the dictionary

  1. frivolling
  2. frivolosities
  3. frivolosity
  4. frivolous
  5. frivolousity
  6. frivolously
  7. frivolousness
  8. frivolousnesses
  9. frivols
  10. Frix
  11. Frixes

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