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reverendly

reverendly is the obsolete form of reverently.

Meaning of reverently

Adverb

reverently (comparative more reverently, superlative most reverently)

  1. In a reverent manner.
    • One of a small community of superannuated pensioners upon the bounty of their former owners, Daddy was easily first citizen of Evergreen annex on Crepe Myrtle plantation, which is to say he was therein a personage of place and of privilege, coming and going at will, doing as he pleased, and as...1916, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Daddy Do-Funny's Wisdom Jingles

Forms of reverendly

comparativemore reverendly
superlativemost reverendly

Origin of reverendly

From reverend + -ly.

Questions about reverendly

What is reverendly the obsolete form of?
Reverendly is the obsolete form of reverently.

Words near reverendly in the dictionary

  1. reverencing
  2. reverency
  3. reverend
  4. Reverend Gentleman
  5. Reverend Gentlemen
  6. reverendly
  7. reverendness
  8. reverends
  9. reverendship
  10. reverendships
  11. reverent

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