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promissorily

promissorily adverb: in a promissory manner.

Adverb

promissorily (not comparable)

  1. In a promissory manner.
    • Nor was he obliged by oath unto a strict observation of that which promissorily was unlawful1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin of promissorily

From promissory + -ly.

Questions about promissorily

What does promissorily mean?
Promissorily means in a promissory manner.
What part of speech is promissorily?
Promissorily is an adverb.

Words near promissorily in the dictionary

  1. promission
  2. promissionary
  3. promissive
  4. promissives
  5. promissor
  6. promissorily
  7. promissors
  8. promissory
  9. promissory note
  10. promissory notes
  11. promist

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