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strainably

strainably adverb: violently.

Adverb

strainably (comparative more strainably, superlative most strainably)

  1. (obsolete) violently
    • I cannot therefore assail her
      With pitiful plaint and scalding fyer,
      That out of my breast doth strainably starta. 1547, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Rondeaux

Forms of strainably

comparativemore strainably
superlativemost strainably

Questions about strainably

What does strainably mean?
Strainably means violently.
What part of speech is strainably?
Strainably is an adverb.

Words near strainably in the dictionary

  1. strain rates
  2. strain relief
  3. strain the potatoes
  4. strainability
  5. strainable
  6. strainably
  7. strained
  8. strained a point
  9. strained at a gnat
  10. strained at the leash
  11. strained courtesy

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