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adultly

adv

Etymology

From adult + -ly.

  1. derived from adultus
  2. borrowed from adulte
  3. suffixed as adultly — “adult + ly”

Definitions

  1. In an adult manner

    In an adult manner; not childishly.

    • Can't we all sit down and discuss this adultly, without the childish name-calling?
    • Jerry smiled adultly, shook his head wisely and said softly, ‘That doesn’t matter.’

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA