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unnicely

unnicely adverb: in a way that is not nice.

Adverb

unnicely (comparative more unnicely, superlative most unnicely)

  1. In a way that is not nice.
    • Nor Court nor Citie had ſhe ſeene, yeat eithers prayſe ſhe had: / So much more vvorth by hovve much leſſe ſhe vvas vn-nicely clad.1602, William Warner, “The Seventh Booke. Chapter XXXVI.”, in Albions England. A Continued Historie of the Same Kingdome, from the Originals of the First Inhabitants thereof: […], 5th edition...

Forms of unnicely

comparativemore unnicely
superlativemost unnicely

Origin of unnicely

From unnice + -ly.

Questions about unnicely

What does unnicely mean?
Unnicely means in a way that is not nice.
What part of speech is unnicely?
Unnicely is an adverb.

Words near unnicely in the dictionary

  1. unnewsworthy
  2. unni
  3. unnibbed
  4. unnibbled
  5. unnice
  6. unnicely
  7. unniceness
  8. unniche
  9. unniched
  10. unniches
  11. unniching

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