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ritely

ritely adverb: with the necessary rites.

Adverb

ritely (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) With the necessary rites.

Origin of ritely

From rite + -ly.

Questions about ritely

What does ritely mean?
Ritely means with the necessary rites.
What part of speech is ritely?
Ritely is an adverb.

Words near ritely in the dictionary

  1. rite
  2. rite de passage
  3. rite of passage
  4. riteless
  5. ritelessness
  6. ritely
  7. riten.
  8. Ritenour
  9. Ritenours
  10. ritenuto
  11. ritenutos

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