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prayerfully

prayerfully adverb: in a prayerful manner; with prayer and reverence.

Adverb

prayerfully (comparative more prayerfully, superlative most prayerfully)

  1. In a prayerful manner; with prayer and reverence.
    • "Hear me, O king, whoever you may be, and save me from the anger of the sea-god Neptune, for I approach you prayerfully. […]1900, Samuel Butler, transl. The Odyssey, Book V., page 72

Forms of prayerfully

comparativemore prayerfully
superlativemost prayerfully

Origin of prayerfully

From prayerful + -ly.

Questions about prayerfully

What does prayerfully mean?
Prayerfully means in a prayerful manner; with prayer and reverence.
What part of speech is prayerfully?
Prayerfully is an adverb.

Words near prayerfully in the dictionary

  1. prayer-monger
  2. prayer-mongers
  3. prayerbook
  4. prayerbooks
  5. prayerful
  6. prayerfully
  7. prayerfulness
  8. prayerhouse
  9. prayerhouses
  10. prayerish
  11. prayerless

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