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leoninely

leoninely adverb: in a leonine manner.

Adverb

leoninely (comparative more leoninely, superlative most leoninely)

  1. In a leonine manner.

Forms of leoninely

comparativemore leoninely
superlativemost leoninely

Origin of leoninely

From leonine + -ly.

Questions about leoninely

What does leoninely mean?
Leoninely means in a leonine manner.
What part of speech is leoninely?
Leoninely is an adverb.

Words near leoninely in the dictionary

  1. leonine
  2. leonine share
  3. leonine shares
  4. Leonine verse
  5. Leonine verses
  6. leoninely
  7. leonines
  8. leoninity
  9. leonite
  10. Leonnoys
  11. Leonora

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