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innerly

innerly adjective: inward; deep-seated.

Adjective

innerly (comparative more innerly, superlative most innerly)

  1. (rare) Inward; deep-seated.

Adverb

innerly (comparative more innerly, superlative most innerly)

  1. (rare) Within; inwardly.

Forms of innerly

Adjective
comparativemore innerly
superlativemost innerly
Adverb
comparativemore innerly
superlativemost innerly

Origin of innerly

From Middle English inhirly, ynhirly, inderly, equivalent to inner + -ly. Compare Dutch innerlijk, German innerlich, Danish inderlig, Swedish innerlig.

From Middle English innerly, inderly, inderlich, inderlike, equivalent to inner + -ly.

Questions about innerly

What does innerly mean?
Innerly means inward; deep-seated.
What part of speech is innerly?
Innerly can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near innerly in the dictionary

  1. innerducing
  2. innerestin
  3. innerestin'
  4. inneresting
  5. Innerleithen
  6. innerly
  7. innermore
  8. innermost
  9. innermost stable circular orbit
  10. innermost stable circular orbits
  11. innermostly

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