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longly

longly adverb: for a long time; wearisomely.

Adverb

longly (comparative more longly, superlative most longly)

  1. For a long time; wearisomely.
  2. (obsolete) With longing desire.
    • Master, you looked so longly on the maid,c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of longly

comparativemore longly
superlativemost longly

Origin of longly

From long + -ly.

Questions about longly

What does longly mean?
Longly means for a long time; wearisomely.
What part of speech is longly?
Longly is an adverb.

Words near longly in the dictionary

  1. longlists
  2. longlived
  3. longliver
  4. longlivers
  5. Longlong
  6. longly
  7. Longman
  8. Longmans
  9. Longmaxian
  10. Longmeadow
  11. longminded

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