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imbecilely

imbecilely adverb: in an imbecile manner.

Adverb

imbecilely (comparative more imbecilely, superlative most imbecilely)

  1. In an imbecile manner.

Forms of imbecilely

comparativemore imbecilely
superlativemost imbecilely

Origin of imbecilely

From imbecile + -ly.

Questions about imbecilely

What does imbecilely mean?
Imbecilely means in an imbecile manner.
What part of speech is imbecilely?
Imbecilely is an adverb.

Words near imbecilely in the dictionary

  1. imbayed
  2. imbaying
  3. imbays
  4. imbe
  5. imbecile
  6. imbecilely
  7. imbeciles
  8. imbecilic
  9. imbecilically
  10. imbecilification
  11. imbecilism

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