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unblissfully

unblissfully adverb: in a way that is not blissful.

Adverb

unblissfully (comparative more unblissfully, superlative most unblissfully)

  1. In a way that is not blissful.
    • His whole nature seemed serenely alight: he stood on the hearth, leaning his elbow on the mantel-piece, musing not unblissfully.1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “The First Blue-Stocking”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume III, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, page 107

Forms of unblissfully

comparativemore unblissfully
superlativemost unblissfully

Origin of unblissfully

From unblissful + -ly.

Questions about unblissfully

What does unblissfully mean?
Unblissfully means in a way that is not blissful.
What part of speech is unblissfully?
Unblissfully is an adverb.

Words near unblissfully in the dictionary

  1. unblinkers
  2. unblinking
  3. unblinkingly
  4. unbliss
  5. unblissful
  6. unblissfully
  7. unblissfulness
  8. unblistered
  9. unblithe
  10. unblitzed
  11. unbloat

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