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classicly

adv

Etymology

From classic + -ly.

  1. derived from classicus — “relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”
  2. borrowed from classique
  3. suffixed as classicly — “classic + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a classic way.

    • He was a classicly educated man, but he had a brusque manner...
    • Tilting your head to the side, inching a clip off your ear as you answer the phone, is a classicly flirtatious act, like dabbing wrists with perfume or slipping into high heels.

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