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leadenly

leadenly adverb: in a leaden manner.

Adverb

leadenly (comparative more leadenly, superlative most leadenly)

  1. In a leaden manner.
    • The post-hippie urban style of 1970 comes across as so leadenly soggy that it’s beyond sending up.2008 February 9, Ben Brantley, “An Indomitable Diva Played by, Well, an ...”, in New York Times

Forms of leadenly

comparativemore leadenly
superlativemost leadenly

Origin of leadenly

From leaden + -ly.

Questions about leadenly

What does leadenly mean?
Leadenly means in a leaden manner.
What part of speech is leadenly?
Leadenly is an adverb.

Words near leadenly in the dictionary

  1. leadened
  2. Leadenhall
  3. Leadenham
  4. leadenhearted
  5. leadening
  6. leadenly
  7. leadenness
  8. leadens
  9. leader
  10. leader board
  11. leader boards

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