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wontedly

UK/ˈwoʊntɪdli/US/ˈwɔːntɪdli/

wontedly adverb: usually, customarily, or habitually.

Adverb

wontedly (comparative more wontedly, superlative most wontedly)

  1. Usually, customarily, or habitually.
    • It matched for that matter her other elements, which were wontedly conspicuous as usual as she sat there suggestive of early tea.1899, Henry James, The Awkward Age, published 1908
    • What if she happened to meet him! Would he imagine her purpose in coming there? Her heart began to beat un-wontedly.1921, Zane Grey, The Mysterious Rider, published 2008

Forms of wontedly

comparativemore wontedly
superlativemost wontedly

Origin of wontedly

From wonted + -ly.

Questions about wontedly

What does wontedly mean?
Wontedly means usually, customarily, or habitually.
What part of speech is wontedly?
Wontedly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce wontedly?
Wontedly is pronounced /ˈwoʊntɪdli/ (UK).

Words near wontedly in the dictionary

  1. Wonsan
  2. Wonston
  3. wont
  4. wontcha
  5. wonted
  6. wontedly
  7. wontedness
  8. Wonthaggi
  9. wonting
  10. wontish
  11. wontless

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