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repellently

repellently adverb: in a repelling manner.

Adverb

repellently (comparative more repellently, superlative most repellently)

  1. In a repelling manner.
    • The gourmet 'treat' glistened repellently. I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot chopstick.

Forms of repellently

comparativemore repellently
superlativemost repellently

Origin of repellently

From repellent + -ly.

Questions about repellently

What does repellently mean?
Repellently means in a repelling manner.
What part of speech is repellently?
Repellently is an adverb.

Words near repellently in the dictionary

  1. repellence
  2. repellences
  3. repellencies
  4. repellency
  5. repellent
  6. repellently
  7. repellents
  8. repeller
  9. repellers
  10. repellest
  11. repellet

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