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raptly

raptly adverb: in a rapt manner.

Adverb

raptly (comparative more raptly, superlative most raptly)

  1. in a rapt manner

Forms of raptly

comparativemore raptly
superlativemost raptly

Origin of raptly

From rapt + -ly.

Questions about raptly

What does raptly mean?
Raptly means in a rapt manner.
What part of speech is raptly?
Raptly is an adverb.

Words near raptly in the dictionary

  1. rapting
  2. Raptis
  3. Raptises
  4. raptivist
  5. raptivists
  6. raptly
  7. raptness
  8. raptnesses
  9. raptophile
  10. raptophiles
  11. raptophilia

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