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lightsomely

lightsomely adverb: in a lightsome manner.

Adverb

lightsomely (comparative more lightsomely, superlative most lightsomely)

  1. (archaic) In a lightsome manner.

Forms of lightsomely

comparativemore lightsomely
superlativemost lightsomely

Origin of lightsomely

From lightsome (any sense) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs).

Questions about lightsomely

What does lightsomely mean?
Lightsomely means in a lightsome manner.
What part of speech is lightsomely?
Lightsomely is an adverb.

Words near lightsomely in the dictionary

  1. lightskirt
  2. lightskirts
  3. lightsman
  4. lightsmen
  5. lightsome
  6. lightsomely
  7. lightsomeness
  8. lightsource
  9. lightsources
  10. lightspeed
  11. lightspeed lag

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