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gloatily

gloatily adverb: in a gloaty manner, gloatingly.

Adverb

gloatily (comparative more gloatily, superlative most gloatily)

  1. In a gloaty manner, gloatingly.
    • […] if you’re better off than your friends and neighbours, then you're gloatily content, but if you're a millionaire trapped in a ghetto of billionaires, you're more likely to be a miserable git.2005 August 16, “Joanna Briscoe: At the Sharp End”, in The Independent
    Synonyms:
    smugly

Synonyms of gloatily

Forms of gloatily

comparativemore gloatily
superlativemost gloatily

Origin of gloatily

From gloaty + -ly.

Questions about gloatily

What does gloatily mean?
Gloatily means in a gloaty manner, gloatingly.
What part of speech is gloatily?
Gloatily is an adverb.

Words near gloatily in the dictionary

  1. gloat
  2. gloatation
  3. gloated
  4. gloater
  5. gloaters
  6. gloatily
  7. gloatiness
  8. gloating
  9. gloatingly
  10. gloatings
  11. gloats

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