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inkily

inkily adverb: in an inky way; darkly, blackly.

Adverb

inkily (comparative more inkily, superlative most inkily)

  1. In an inky way; darkly, blackly.
    • squid fling themselves / athwart shadowy currents / inkily.2022, Ynes Sanz, Northern Territory Literary Awards, page 34

Forms of inkily

comparativemore inkily
superlativemost inkily

Origin of inkily

From inky + -ly.

Questions about inkily

What does inkily mean?
Inkily means in an inky way; darkly, blackly.
What part of speech is inkily?
Inkily is an adverb.

Words near inkily in the dictionary

  1. inkhorns
  2. inkhosi
  3. inkhosis
  4. inkier
  5. inkiest
  6. inkily
  7. inkindle
  8. inkindled
  9. inkindles
  10. inkindling
  11. inkiness

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