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lonelily

lonelily adverb: in a lonely manner.

Adverb

lonelily (comparative more lonelily, superlative most lonelily)

  1. In a lonely manner.
    • […] and strong
      The blackbird whistled from the dingles near,
      And the light chipping of the woodpecker
      Rang lonelily and sharp: […]1852, Matthew Arnold, Tristram and Iseult, III. Iseult of Brittany, in Empedocles on Etna and Other Poems, London: B. Fellowes, pp. 151-152
    • He often thought, when they passed each other in a clearing, of asking him to the cave for an occasional meal, but when he tried in sign language—pointing to his mouth with his finger—to convey an invitation that George return with him for a fruit-salad dessert plus a cup of banana beer, the wary...1982, Bernard Malamud, “Cohn’s Island”, in God’s Grace

Forms of lonelily

comparativemore lonelily
superlativemost lonelily

Origin of lonelily

From lonely + -ly.

Questions about lonelily

What does lonelily mean?
Lonelily means in a lonely manner.
What part of speech is lonelily?
Lonelily is an adverb.

Words near lonelily in the dictionary

  1. loned
  2. loned it
  3. lonelier
  4. loneliest
  5. lonelihood
  6. lonelily
  7. loneliness
  8. lonelinesses
  9. lonely
  10. Lonely Star of Autumn
  11. lonely-heart

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