silverly

silverly adverb: with a silver appearance or sound.

Adverb

silverly (comparative more silverly, superlative most silverly)

(poetic) With a silver appearance or sound.
- "This river does not see the naked sky, Till it begins to progress silverly Around the western border of the wood, Whence, from a certain spot, its winding flood Seems at the distance like a crescent moon: And in that nook, the very pride of June, Had I been used to pass my weary eves; The rather...1818, John Keats, Endymion
- And when night comes, his spirits with chill feet, Winged with white mirth and noiseless mockery, Across men's pallid windows peer and fleet, And smiling silverly Draw with mute fingers on the frosted glass Quaint fairy shapes of iced witcheries, Pale flowers and glinting ferns and frigid trees And...1888, Archibald Lampman, Among the Millet and Other Poems

There was a tiny wren singing among the Balm-o'-Gilead trees on the opposite shore, with a voice that rose silverly above the noise of the rapids.1907, Henry Van Dyke, Days Off:
The sun is well In the core of a sky Domed silverly.1921, Amy Lowell, Sword Blades and Poppy Seed:

comparative	more silverly
superlative	most silverly

From silver + -ly.

What does silverly mean?: Silverly means with a silver appearance or sound.
How do you use silverly in a sentence?: There was a tiny wren singing among the Balm-o'-Gilead trees on the opposite shore, with a voice that rose silverly above the noise of the rapids.
What part of speech is silverly?: Silverly is an adverb.

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