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no-nonsensely

no-nonsensely adverb: in a no-nonsense manner; practically or seriously.

Adverb

no-nonsensely (comparative more no-nonsensely, superlative most no-nonsensely)

  1. In a no-nonsense manner; practically or seriously.
    • The work was illustrated by the author and no-nonsensely entitled Pictures Cast by the Projector of the Human Heart (Jinshin-kyo no utsushi-e).2002, Timon Screech, The Lens Within the Heart: The Western Scientific Gaze and Popular Imagery in Later Edo Japan, page 115
    • "Doesn't she look nice?" was the refrain of the day, wherever we went, wherever the shiny ducktails would bob no-nonsensely past.2006, Jean Godfrey-June, Free Gift with Purchase: My Improbable Career in Magazines and Makeup

Forms of no-nonsensely

comparativemore no-nonsensely
superlativemost no-nonsensely

Origin of no-nonsensely

From no-nonsense + -ly.

Questions about no-nonsensely

What does no-nonsensely mean?
No-nonsensely means in a no-nonsense manner; practically or seriously.
What part of speech is no-nonsensely?
No-nonsensely is an adverb.

Words near no-nonsensely in the dictionary

  1. no-no spot
  2. no-no spots
  3. no-no square
  4. no-noes
  5. no-nonsense
  6. no-nonsensely
  7. no-nos
  8. no-one
  9. no-op
  10. no-ops
  11. no-par

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