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non-romantically

non-romantically adverb: in a way that is not romantic.

Adverb

non-romantically (not comparable)

  1. In a way that is not romantic.
    • Sleeping among pals non-romantically can turn them into family.2006 September 24, Laura Vogel, “To All the Roomies I’ve Loved (or Not)”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • “Gayby” (9:45 p.m. Saturday, DGA 1) quickly becomes awkward when two best friends, gay Matt and straight Jenn, try to reproduce together non-romantically.2012 July 11, Danielle Paquette, “Outfest 2012 marks 30th anniversary”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Oct...

Forms of non-romantically

alternative formnonromantically

Origin of non-romantically

From non-romantic + -ally or non- + romantically.

Questions about non-romantically

What does non-romantically mean?
Non-romantically means in a way that is not romantic.
What part of speech is non-romantically?
Non-romantically is an adverb.

Words near non-romantically in the dictionary

  1. non-rivalry
  2. non-Roman
  3. non-romance
  4. non-romances
  5. non-romantic
  6. non-romantically
  7. non-romantics
  8. non-rotating
  9. non-routine
  10. non-royal
  11. non-runner

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