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736 words match “SELY”

SELY a.
Silly. [Obs.] Chaucer. Wyclif.
ABSTRUSELY adv.
In an abstruse manner.
ADVERSELY adv.
In an adverse manner; inimically; unfortunately; contrariwise.
AVERSELY adv. 2 definitions
Backward; in a backward direction; as, emitted aversely.
AVISELY adv.
Advisedly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
BASELY adv. 2 definitions
In a base manner; with despicable meanness; dishonorably; shamefully.
BELLICOSELY adv.
In a bellicose manner.
CLOSELY adv. 2 definitions
bs.] That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe Her dainty couch with tears which closely she did weepe. Spenser.
COARSELY adv.
In a coarse manner; roughly; rudely; inelegantly; uncivilly; meanly.
CONCISELY adv.
In a concise manner; briefly.
CONFUSELY adv.
Confusedly; obscurely. [Obs.]
CONVERSELY adv.
In a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally. J. S. Mill.
CORYMBOSELY adv.
In corymbs.
DENSELY adv.
In a dense, compact manner.
DIFFUSELY adv.
In a diffuse manner.
DIVERSELY adv. 2 definitions
In different ways; differently; variously. "Diversely interpreted." Bacon. How diversely love doth his pageants play. Spenser.
FALSELY adv.
In a false manner; erroneously; not truly; perfidiously or treacherously. "O falsely, falsely murdered." Shak. Oppositions of science, falsely so called. 1 Tim. vi. 20. Will ye steal, murder . . . and swear falsely Jer. vii. 9.
FETISELY adv.
Neatly; gracefully; properly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
GLOBOSELY adv.
In a globular manner; globularly.
HOARSELY adv.
With a harsh, grating sound or voice.
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