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greyly

greyly adverb: in a grey way; in partial light.

Adverb

greyly (comparative more greyly, superlative most greyly)

  1. In a grey way; in partial light.
    • The interior of the kitchen we now saw grayly for the first time.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 198
  2. With a dreary or gloomy countenance.
    • I got a compartment to myself, and sat with folded arms, looking grayly at the sunlit devastation that flowed past the windows1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 292

Forms of greyly

comparativemore greyly
superlativemost greyly

Origin of greyly

From grey + -ly.

Questions about greyly

What does greyly mean?
Greyly means in a grey way; in partial light.
What part of speech is greyly?
Greyly is an adverb.

Words near greyly in the dictionary

  1. greyline
  2. greylist
  3. greylisted
  4. greylisting
  5. greylists
  6. greyly
  7. greymail
  8. greymap
  9. greymaps
  10. Greymouth
  11. greymuzzle

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