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straplessly

straplessly adverb: without a strap or straps; in a strapless manner.

Adverb

straplessly (not comparable)

  1. Without a strap or straps; in a strapless manner.
    • Only a spreading tree, with nine yokels in assorted costumes telling cheeky little boys to get out of the light; with two or three pads lying rather straplessly about; and with one good bat, and one bad one, and an old, despised batting-glove.1946 July, [Herbert Farjeon], Herbert Farjeon’s Cricket Bag, London: Macdonald & Co., page 34

Origin of straplessly

From strapless + -ly.

Questions about straplessly

What does straplessly mean?
Straplessly means without a strap or straps; in a strapless manner.
What part of speech is straplessly?
Straplessly is an adverb.

Words near straplessly in the dictionary

  1. straphangs
  2. straphung
  3. straping
  4. strapless
  5. straplesses
  6. straplessly
  7. straplessness
  8. straplike
  9. strapline
  10. straplined
  11. straplines

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