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signally

signally adverb: in a signal manner; conspicuously.

Adverb

signally (comparative more signally, superlative most signally)

  1. In a signal manner; conspicuously
    • She would have given anything to have kept her colour, but the more she tried to do so the more signally she failed.1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers, Volume the Second, →ISBN, page 10
    • In another direction Mr Nogg has found what I imagine has been signally lacking in his life hereto—amusement.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Forms of signally

comparativemore signally
superlativemost signally

Origin of signally

From signal + -ly.

Questions about signally

What does signally mean?
Signally means in a signal manner; conspicuously.
What part of speech is signally?
Signally is an adverb.

Words near signally in the dictionary

  1. signalling events
  2. signalling pathway
  3. signalling pathways
  4. signallings
  5. signalls
  6. signally
  7. signalman
  8. signalmaster
  9. signalmasters
  10. signalmen
  11. signalment

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