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wishedly

wishedly adverb: according to one's wish; as is or was desired.

Adverb

wishedly (comparative more wishedly, superlative most wishedly)

  1. (obsolete) According to one's wish; as is or was desired.
    • To set so wishedly his footing there1614–1615, Homer, “The Fourth Book of Homer’s Odysseys”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., Homer’s Odysses. […], London: […] Rich[ard] Field [and William Jaggard], for Nathaniell Butter, published 1615...

Forms of wishedly

comparativemore wishedly
superlativemost wishedly

Origin of wishedly

From wished + -ly.

Questions about wishedly

What does wishedly mean?
Wishedly means according to one's wish; as is or was desired.
What part of speech is wishedly?
Wishedly is an adverb.

Words near wishedly in the dictionary

  1. wished on a star
  2. wished someone ill
  3. wished upon a star
  4. wished well
  5. wished you well
  6. wishedly
  7. wishedst
  8. wisher
  9. wishers
  10. wishes
  11. wishes away

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