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deadlily

adv

Etymology

From deadly + -ly.

  1. inherited from dēadlīċe
  2. inherited from dedliche
  3. inherited from *dauþalīkaz✻ — “deadly”
  4. inherited from *dauþalīk✻
  5. inherited from dēadlīċ
  6. inherited from dedly
  7. suffixed as deadlily — “deadly + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a deadly manner.

    • But she was deadlily learned and evil-instructed; and, now and again, when the mask dropped, men saw this, shuddered and — almost drew back.

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