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livelily

/ˈlaɪvlɪli/

livelily adverb: in a lively manner.

Adverb

livelily (comparative more livelily, superlative most livelily)

  1. In a lively manner.
    • They were friends, travelling together;⁠—they began to say we. Ah! how pathetic is that we, when pronounced by love! How timid, yet how livelily expressed, is the declaration which it contains!1807, [Germaine] de Staël Holstein, translated by D[ennis] Lawler, “[Book IV. Rome.] Chap[ter] IV.”, in Corinna; or, Italy. […], volume I, London: […] Corri, […]; and sold by Colburn, […], and...

Forms of livelily

comparativemore livelily
superlativemost livelily

Origin of livelily

From lively + -ly.

Questions about livelily

What does livelily mean?
Livelily means in a lively manner.
What part of speech is livelily?
Livelily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce livelily?
Livelily is pronounced /ˈlaɪvlɪli/.

Words near livelily in the dictionary

  1. livelies
  2. liveliest
  3. livelihed
  4. livelihood
  5. livelihoods
  6. livelily
  7. liveliness
  8. livelinesses
  9. livelock
  10. livelocked
  11. livelocking

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