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factitiously

adv

Etymology

From factitious + -ly.

  1. borrowed from factītius
  2. suffixed as factitiously — “factitious + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a factitious manner.

    • 'Well, darling, how are you? I am glad you have come in to see me,' said Miss Aldclyffe. 'You can unlock the bag this morning, child, if you like,' she continued, yawning factitiously.
    • A true Tartarean dignity sat upon her brow, and not factitiously or with marks of constraint, for it had grown in her with years.

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