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painlessly

painlessly adverb: in a painless manner.

Adverb

painlessly (comparative more painlessly, superlative most painlessly)

  1. In a painless manner.
    • The marina was filled with yachts and powerboats, sleek multihulls fitted with the latest satellite-navigation gear that would steer the owners painlessly towards similar luxury berths at Portofino and Bandol.2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 141

Forms of painlessly

comparativemore painlessly
superlativemost painlessly

Origin of painlessly

From painless + -ly.

Questions about painlessly

What does painlessly mean?
Painlessly means in a painless manner.
What part of speech is painlessly?
Painlessly is an adverb.

Words near painlessly in the dictionary

  1. painjan
  2. painkiller
  3. painkillers
  4. painkilling
  5. painless
  6. painlessly
  7. painlessness
  8. painlike
  9. painmaker
  10. painmakers
  11. painmaking

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