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sunkenly

sunkenly adverb: in a sunken way.

Adverb

sunkenly (comparative more sunkenly, superlative most sunkenly)

  1. In a sunken way.

Forms of sunkenly

comparativemore sunkenly
superlativemost sunkenly

Origin of sunkenly

From sunken + -ly.

Questions about sunkenly

What does sunkenly mean?
Sunkenly means in a sunken way.
What part of speech is sunkenly?
Sunkenly is an adverb.

Words near sunkenly in the dictionary

  1. sunken featured buildings
  2. sunken in
  3. sunken lane
  4. sunken lanes
  5. sunken-eyed
  6. sunkenly
  7. sunkenness
  8. sunker
  9. sunkers
  10. sunkest
  11. sunket

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