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rifely

rifely adverb: in a rife or widespread manner.

Adverb

rifely (comparative more rifely, superlative most rifely)

  1. In a rife or widespread manner.

Forms of rifely

comparativemore rifely
superlativemost rifely

Origin of rifely

From rife + -ly.

Questions about rifely

What does rifely mean?
Rifely means in a rife or widespread manner.
What part of speech is rifely?
Rifely is an adverb.

Words near rifely in the dictionary

  1. rifapentine
  2. RIFAs
  3. rifaximin
  4. rife
  5. RIFed
  6. rifely
  7. rifeness
  8. rifer
  9. rifest
  10. riff
  11. riff-raff

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