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ungladly

ungladly adverb: without gladness; reluctantly or sadly.

Adverb

ungladly (comparative more ungladly, superlative most ungladly)

  1. Without gladness; reluctantly or sadly.

Forms of ungladly

comparativemore ungladly
superlativemost ungladly

Origin of ungladly

From unglad + -ly.

Questions about ungladly

What does ungladly mean?
Ungladly means without gladness; reluctantly or sadly.
What part of speech is ungladly?
Ungladly is an adverb.

Words near ungladly in the dictionary

  1. Ungkaya Pukan
  2. unglaciated
  3. unglad
  4. ungladden
  5. ungladdened
  6. ungladly
  7. ungladness
  8. ungladsome
  9. unglammed
  10. unglamorized
  11. unglamorous

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