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watchfully

watchfully adverb: in a watchful manner.

Adverb

watchfully (comparative more watchfully, superlative most watchfully)

  1. In a watchful manner.

Forms of watchfully

comparativemore watchfully
superlativemost watchfully

Origin of watchfully

From watchful + -ly.

Questions about watchfully

What does watchfully mean?
Watchfully means in a watchful manner.
What part of speech is watchfully?
Watchfully is an adverb.

Words near watchfully in the dictionary

  1. watchfires
  2. watchful
  3. watchful waiting
  4. watchful waitings
  5. watchfull
  6. watchfully
  7. watchfulness
  8. watchfulnesse
  9. watchfulnesses
  10. watchgeese
  11. watchglass

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