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gauntly

gauntly adverb: in a gaunt manner.

Adverb

gauntly (comparative more gauntly, superlative most gauntly)

  1. In a gaunt manner.
    • gauntly beautiful
    • striding gauntly

Forms of gauntly

comparativemore gauntly
superlativemost gauntly

Origin of gauntly

From gaunt + -ly.

Questions about gauntly

What does gauntly mean?
Gauntly means in a gaunt manner.
What part of speech is gauntly?
Gauntly is an adverb.

Words near gauntly in the dictionary

  1. gauntleted
  2. gauntlets
  3. gauntletted
  4. gauntlope
  5. gauntlopes
  6. gauntly
  7. gauntness
  8. gauntnesses
  9. gauntree
  10. gauntrees
  11. gauntries

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