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seraphically

seraphically adverb: in a seraphic manner; with angelic purity.

Adverb

seraphically (comparative more seraphically, superlative most seraphically)

  1. in a seraphic manner; with angelic purity.
    • Mr Swiveller out of sight, Miss Sally immediately withdrew. Mr Brass would then set the office-door wide open, hum his old tune with great gaiety of heart, and smile seraphically as before.1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter number or name)”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1841, →OCLC
    • “You’re an angel, by Jove, you’re an angel!” said Foker, at which Blanche looked seraphically up to the chandelier.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 74, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...

Synonyms of seraphically

Forms of seraphically

comparativemore seraphically
superlativemost seraphically

Origin of seraphically

From seraphic + -ally.

Questions about seraphically

What does seraphically mean?
Seraphically means in a seraphic manner; with angelic purity.
What part of speech is seraphically?
Seraphically is an adverb.

Words near seraphically in the dictionary

  1. serapeum
  2. seraph
  3. seraphic
  4. seraphical
  5. seraphicall
  6. seraphically
  7. seraphick
  8. seraphicness
  9. seraphim
  10. seraphims
  11. seraphin

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