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waterily

/ˈwɔːtəɹɪli/

waterily adverb: in a watery manner.

Adverb

waterily (comparative more waterily, superlative most waterily)

  1. In a watery manner.
    • A reflection in which things wavered and vanished, waterily.1927, Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse

Forms of waterily

comparativemore waterily
superlativemost waterily

Origin of waterily

From watery + -ly.

Questions about waterily

What does waterily mean?
Waterily means in a watery manner.
What part of speech is waterily?
Waterily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce waterily?
Waterily is pronounced /ˈwɔːtəɹɪli/.

Words near waterily in the dictionary

  1. Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
  2. waterhouses
  3. waterie
  4. waterier
  5. wateriest
  6. waterily
  7. waterin'
  8. wateriness
  9. waterinesses
  10. watering
  11. watering call

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