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tenebrously

tenebrously adverb: in a tenebrous way.

Adverb

tenebrously (comparative more tenebrously, superlative most tenebrously)

  1. In a tenebrous way.
    • And then, tenebrously, his mind whispered: Do it anyway. Put her down and swim for it.
      But he did not, could not. An awful guilt rose in him at the thought.1982, Stephen King, The Raft

Forms of tenebrously

comparativemore tenebrously
superlativemost tenebrously

Origin of tenebrously

From tenebrous + -ly.

Questions about tenebrously

What does tenebrously mean?
Tenebrously means in a tenebrous way.
What part of speech is tenebrously?
Tenebrously is an adverb.

Words near tenebrously in the dictionary

  1. tenebrose
  2. tenebrosin
  3. tenebrosins
  4. tenebrosity
  5. tenebrous
  6. tenebrously
  7. tenebrousness
  8. tenebrousnesses
  9. tenecteplase
  10. tenectomies
  11. tenectomy

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