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frownfully

frownfully adverb: in a frownful manner.

Adverb

frownfully (comparative more frownfully, superlative most frownfully)

  1. In a frownful manner
    • Olive very quickly said, " A bat, dear," and winked frownfully through the leaves. We were in the Blenheim-orange tree — secure from any one creeping up behind.1909, The Pall Mall Magazine, volume 44
    • Nurse B, in contrast, frownfully wonders how such imbeciles could ever come to exist.2007, Paul Saka, How to Think about Meaning

Forms of frownfully

comparativemore frownfully
superlativemost frownfully

Origin of frownfully

From frownful + -ly.

Questions about frownfully

What does frownfully mean?
Frownfully means in a frownful manner.
What part of speech is frownfully?
Frownfully is an adverb.

Words near frownfully in the dictionary

  1. frowner
  2. frowners
  3. frownest
  4. frowneth
  5. frownful
  6. frownfully
  7. frownie
  8. frownier
  9. frownies
  10. frowniest
  11. frownin'

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