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unpliably

unpliably adverb: in an unpliable manner.

Adverb

unpliably (comparative more unpliably, superlative most unpliably)

  1. In an unpliable manner.
    • The nature of the man, unpliably antagonistic to the world and the world's customs, might justify some such interpretation of his conduct as this.1862, [William] Wilkie Collins, chapter XI, in No Name. […], volume I, London: Sampson Low, Son, & Co., […], →OCLC, 1st scene (Combe-Raven, Somesetshire), page 151
    • They disappear at once on slightly relaxing the air-pressure, whilst true incipient thickenings of the surface remain white and unpliably stiff.1902, Edwin Hurry Fenwick, Obscure Diseases of the Urethra, page 30

Forms of unpliably

comparativemore unpliably
superlativemost unpliably

Origin of unpliably

From unpliable + -ly.

Questions about unpliably

What does unpliably mean?
Unpliably means in an unpliable manner.
What part of speech is unpliably?
Unpliably is an adverb.

Words near unpliably in the dictionary

  1. unplenteous
  2. unplentiful
  3. unpliability
  4. unpliable
  5. unpliableness
  6. unpliably
  7. unpliancy
  8. unpliant
  9. unpliantly
  10. unplied
  11. unplight

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