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saintishly

UK/ˈseɪntɪʃli/

saintishly adverb: in a saintish manner.

Adverb

saintishly (not comparable)

  1. (rare) In a saintish manner.
    • ‘We can’t in any case improve matters by talking. I — I, you needn’t fear for me Sorbert, I can look after myself. Only don’t let us wrangle’ with appealing gesture and saintishly smiling face. ‘Let us part friends. Let us be worthy of each other!’1909–1928, Wyndham Lewis (author), Scott W. Klein (editor), Tarr (2010), page 53

Origin of saintishly

From saintish + -ly.

Questions about saintishly

What does saintishly mean?
Saintishly means in a saintish manner.
What part of speech is saintishly?
Saintishly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce saintishly?
Saintishly is pronounced /ˈseɪntɪʃli/ (UK).

Words near saintishly in the dictionary

  1. sainthoods
  2. Saintil
  3. Saintils
  4. sainting
  5. saintish
  6. saintishly
  7. saintism
  8. saintless
  9. saintlessness
  10. saintlier
  11. saintliest

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