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guilefully

UK/ˈɡʌɪlfəli/

guilefully adverb: in a guileful manner.

Adverb

guilefully (comparative more guilefully, superlative most guilefully)

  1. In a guileful manner.
    • Sith which she hath me ever since abhord,
      And to my foe hath guilefully consented:
      Ay me, that ever guyle in wemen was invented!1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Forms of guilefully

comparativemore guilefully
superlativemost guilefully

Origin of guilefully

From Middle English gilefuli, gylfully, gilfulliche, gylefulliche, equivalent to guileful + -ly.

Questions about guilefully

What does guilefully mean?
Guilefully means in a guileful manner.
What part of speech is guilefully?
Guilefully is an adverb.
How do you pronounce guilefully?
Guilefully is pronounced /ˈɡʌɪlfəli/ (UK).

Words near guilefully in the dictionary

  1. guildwide
  2. guile
  3. guiled
  4. guileful
  5. guilefull
  6. guilefully
  7. guilefulness
  8. guilele
  9. guileles
  10. guileless
  11. guilelessly

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