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liverishly

liverishly adverb: in a liverish manner.

Adverb

liverishly (comparative more liverishly, superlative most liverishly)

  1. In a liverish manner.
    • He dozed liverishly. In his dream he was drinking in Bombay, paying for rounds with ample rupees.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 136

Forms of liverishly

comparativemore liverishly
superlativemost liverishly

Origin of liverishly

From liverish + -ly.

Questions about liverishly

What does liverishly mean?
Liverishly means in a liverish manner.
What part of speech is liverishly?
Liverishly is an adverb.

Words near liverishly in the dictionary

  1. liveried
  2. liveries
  3. livering
  4. liverings
  5. liverish
  6. liverishly
  7. liverishness
  8. liverleaf
  9. liverleafs
  10. liverless
  11. liverlike

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