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zestlessly

zestlessly adverb: in a zestless way.

Adverb

zestlessly (comparative more zestlessly, superlative most zestlessly)

  1. In a zestless way.
    • "Shrimps That Crawl in Chesapeake Bay, Served Up Fresh Here Every Day," he rhymed zestlessly from old habit.1945, Henry Morton Robinson, The Perfect Round

Forms of zestlessly

comparativemore zestlessly
superlativemost zestlessly

Origin of zestlessly

From zestless + -ly.

Questions about zestlessly

What does zestlessly mean?
Zestlessly means in a zestless way.
What part of speech is zestlessly?
Zestlessly is an adverb.

Words near zestlessly in the dictionary

  1. zestiest
  2. zestily
  3. zestiness
  4. zesting
  5. zestless
  6. zestlessly
  7. zestlessness
  8. zestos skipper
  9. zestos skippers
  10. zests
  11. zesty

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