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idyllically

idyllically adverb: in an idyllic manner.

Adverb

idyllically (comparative more idyllically, superlative most idyllically)

  1. In an idyllic manner.
    • The idea that children's literature should be light, carefree, and idyllically emptyheaded is a fairly recent one, a response to the early instructional primers, and Goody-Two Shoes moralizing of the late Victorians.1974 February 2, Michael Bronski, “If You Believe in Fairies...”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 23

Forms of idyllically

comparativemore idyllically
superlativemost idyllically

Origin of idyllically

From idyllic + -ally.

Questions about idyllically

What does idyllically mean?
Idyllically means in an idyllic manner.
What part of speech is idyllically?
Idyllically is an adverb.

Words near idyllically in the dictionary

  1. idylists
  2. idyll
  3. idyllian
  4. idyllic
  5. idyllical
  6. idyllically
  7. idyllicism
  8. idyllics
  9. idyllist
  10. idyllists
  11. idylls

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