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samely

samely adjective: similar; monotonous; unvaried.

Adjective

samely (comparative more samely, superlative most samely)

  1. (dialectal) Similar; monotonous; unvaried.
    • It is commonly said that the world today is becoming very samely, and the traveller who visits lands that were yesterday regarded as remote haunts of barbarism usually experiences much disillusion.1900, The English Illustrated Magazine, volume 23, page 20
    • It all helps to vary a diet which, at this time of year, is very samely and low on greens.1997, John Smith, Tony Bagnall Smith, Vet in Africa: life on the Zambezi, 1913-1933
    Synonyms:
    regular, unvarying

Synonyms of samely

Forms of samely

comparativemore samely
superlativemost samely

Origin of samely

From same + -ly. Compare Middle English samli (“together, with each other”, adverb).

Words formed from samely

Questions about samely

What does samely mean?
Samely means similar; monotonous; unvaried.
What part of speech is samely?
Samely is an adjective.

Words near samely in the dictionary

  1. samekh
  2. samekhs
  3. sameks
  4. samel
  5. sameliness
  6. samely
  7. sameness
  8. samenesses
  9. sameridine
  10. samesexer
  11. samesexers

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