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unfainly

unfainly adverb: sorrowfully.

Adverb

unfainly (comparative more unfainly, superlative most unfainly)

  1. Sorrowfully.
    • Letter of Thomas Dudley to Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Plantation: — Good Sir, — I have received your letters by Captain Standish, and am unfainly glad of God's mercy towards you in the recovery of your health, [...]1900, Augustine Jones, The Life and Work of Thomas Dudley
    • Matho, although disappointed that I was not able to save his goat, was unfainly glad at my success and accepted gratefully the Rs. 15/- I gave him for his animal.1965, Augustus Somerville, The passing of the forest gods

Forms of unfainly

comparativemore unfainly
superlativemost unfainly

Origin of unfainly

From unfain + -ly.

Questions about unfainly

What does unfainly mean?
Unfainly means sorrowfully.
What part of speech is unfainly?
Unfainly is an adverb.

Words near unfainly in the dictionary

  1. unfailed
  2. unfailing
  3. unfailingly
  4. unfailingness
  5. unfain
  6. unfainly
  7. unfainting
  8. unfair
  9. unfair competition
  10. unfair dismissal
  11. unfair dismissals

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