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selectly

selectly adverb: in a select manner.

Adverb

selectly (comparative more selectly, superlative most selectly)

  1. In a select manner.
    • A very selectly planted garden, in which Lobelia gracilis, Anagallis coccinea grandiflora, and verbenas, made a conspicuous appearance.1838, The Gardener's Magazine and Register, page 500

Forms of selectly

comparativemore selectly
superlativemost selectly

Origin of selectly

From select + -ly.

Questions about selectly

What does selectly mean?
Selectly means in a select manner.
What part of speech is selectly?
Selectly is an adverb.

Words near selectly in the dictionary

  1. selectively mute
  2. selectiveness
  3. selectivenesses
  4. selectivities
  5. selectivity
  6. selectly
  7. selectman
  8. selectmen
  9. selectness
  10. selectnesses
  11. selectome

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