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orientally

orientally adverb: in an oriental manner.

Adverb

orientally (comparative more orientally, superlative most orientally)

  1. In an oriental manner.
    • “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;[…]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC

Forms of orientally

comparativemore orientally
superlativemost orientally

Origin of orientally

From oriental + -ly.

Questions about orientally

What does orientally mean?
Orientally means in an oriental manner.
What part of speech is orientally?
Orientally is an adverb.

Words near orientally in the dictionary

  1. orientalizations
  2. orientalize
  3. orientalized
  4. orientalizes
  5. orientalizing
  6. orientally
  7. Orientalogy
  8. orientals
  9. orientanol
  10. orientate
  11. orientated

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