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indelibly

indelibly adverb: in an indelible manner.

Adverb

indelibly (comparative more indelibly, superlative most indelibly)

  1. In an indelible manner.
    • In 1979, Jennifer Dunning, writing in The New York Times, said that Ms. Wilson had “etched herself indelibly on the consciousness of the New York balletgoing public.”2008 April 29, Jack Anderson, “Sallie Wilson, Dramatic Ballerina, Dies at 76”, in New York Times
    • She felt a melancholy satisfaction in gazing for the last time on a scene so indelibly impressed with Madame de Mercœur's image. How many instances of her sweet and gentle temper rose so touchingly to memory!1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 89–90

Forms of indelibly

comparativemore indelibly
superlativemost indelibly

Origin of indelibly

From indelible + -ly.

Questions about indelibly

What does indelibly mean?
Indelibly means in an indelible manner.
What part of speech is indelibly?
Indelibly is an adverb.

Words near indelibly in the dictionary

  1. indeliberateness
  2. indelibilities
  3. indelibility
  4. indelible
  5. indelibleness
  6. indelibly
  7. indelicacies
  8. indelicacy
  9. indelicate
  10. indelicately
  11. indelicateness

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