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thornily

thornily adverb: in a thorny manner.

Adverb

thornily (comparative more thornily, superlative most thornily)

  1. In a thorny manner.

Forms of thornily

comparativemore thornily
superlativemost thornily

Origin of thornily

From thorny + -ly.

Questions about thornily

What does thornily mean?
Thornily means in a thorny manner.
What part of speech is thornily?
Thornily is an adverb.

Words near thornily in the dictionary

  1. thornhog
  2. thornhogs
  3. Thornielee
  4. thornier
  5. thorniest
  6. thornily
  7. thorniness
  8. thorninesses
  9. thorning
  10. Thornleigh
  11. thornless

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