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reposefully

reposefully adverb: in a reposeful manner; at rest.

Adverb

reposefully (comparative more reposefully, superlative most reposefully)

  1. In a reposeful manner; at rest.
    • It seemed like a track, and she went along it hopefully till a new danger threatened - a snake, coiled reposefully; she was very close before she saw it, for its colour scheme was a tribute to its environment.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 291

Forms of reposefully

comparativemore reposefully
superlativemost reposefully

Origin of reposefully

From reposeful + -ly.

Questions about reposefully

What does reposefully mean?
Reposefully means in a reposeful manner; at rest.
What part of speech is reposefully?
Reposefully is an adverb.

Words near reposefully in the dictionary

  1. reposed
  2. reposedly
  3. reposedness
  4. reposedst
  5. reposeful
  6. reposefully
  7. reposefulness
  8. reposer
  9. reposers
  10. reposes
  11. reposest

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