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absurdly
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adv 1: in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree; "an absurdly
rich young woman"
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advisedly
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adv 1: with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that
word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn:
intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on
purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by
design] [ant: accidentally, by chance,
circumstantially, unexpectedly, unintentionally]
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allegedly
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adv 1: according to what has been alleged; "he was on trial for
allegedly murdering his wife"
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assuredly
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adv 1: without a doubt; "the grammar schools were assuredly not
intended for the gentry alone"
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avidly
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adv 1: in an avid manner; "whatever the flavor or color of your
local paper, do remember that these are read avidly for
local information"
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avowedly
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adv 1: by open declaration; "their policy has been avowedly
Marxist"; "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the
murders" [syn: avowedly, professedly]
2: as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"
[syn: true, admittedly, avowedly, confessedly]
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awkwardly
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adv 1: in an awkward manner; "he bent awkwardly"
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baldly
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adv 1: in a bald manner; "this book is, to put it baldly, an
uneven work."
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barefacedly
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adv 1: without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when
he realized he would not gain from it" [syn:
unashamedly, shamelessly, barefacedly] [ant:
ashamedly]
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blandly
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adv 1: in a bland manner; "his blandly incompetent attempts"
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blessedly
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adv 1: in a blessed manner
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blindly
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adv 1: without seeing or looking; "he felt around his desk
blindly"
2: without preparation or reflection; without a rational basis;
"they bought the car blindly"; "he picked a wife blindly"
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boldly
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adv 1: with boldness, in a bold manner; "we must tackle these
tasks boldly"
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coldly
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adv 1: in a cold unemotional manner; "he killed her in cold
blood" [syn: coldly, in cold blood]
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composedly
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adv 1: in a self-collected or self-possessed manner; "he
announced the death of his father collectedly" [syn:
collectedly, composedly]
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confessedly
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adv 1: as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"
[syn: true, admittedly, avowedly, confessedly]
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confusedly
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adv 1: in a confused manner; "Queen Augusta wrote him an
hysterical letter in which she confusedly sympathised
with him"
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cuddly
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adj 1: inviting cuddling or hugging; "a cuddlesome baby"; "a
cuddly teddybear" [syn: cuddlesome, cuddly]
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cursedly
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adv 1: in a damnable manner; "kindly Arthur--so damnably ,
politely , endlessly persistent!" [syn: damned,
damnably, cursedly]
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cussedly
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adv 1: in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained
stubbornly in the same position" [syn: stubbornly,
pig-headedly, obdurately, mulishly, obstinately,
cussedly]
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deservedly
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adv 1: as deserved; "he chalked up two goals which deservedly
gave Bolton their second victory of the season" [ant:
undeservedly]
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deucedly
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adv 1: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love";
"deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever";
"insanely jealous" [syn: madly, insanely, deadly,
deucedly, devilishly]
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downwardly
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adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower
level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up
and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" [syn: down,
downwards, downward, downwardly] [ant: up,
upward, upwardly, upwards]
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fervidly
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adv 1: with passionate fervor; "both those for and against are
fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of
the people"; "a fierily opinionated book" [syn:
fierily, fervently, fervidly]
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fixedly
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adv 1: in a fixed manner; "he stared at me fixedly"
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floridly
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adv 1: in a florid manner; "floridly figurative prose"
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fondly
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adv 1: with fondness; with love; "she spoke to her children
fondly" [syn: fondly, lovingly]
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frenziedly
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adv 1: in a frenzied manner; "we rehearsed frenziedly the last
few days before the premiere" [syn: frenziedly,
hectically]
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friendly
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adj 1: characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly
advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly
person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" [ant:
unfriendly]
2: inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile; "a
government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable
agreement" [syn: friendly, favorable, well-disposed]
3: easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a
consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel" [ant:
unfriendly]
4: of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an
ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by
friendly fire" [ant: hostile]
n 1: troops belonging to or allied with your own military
forces; "friendlies came to their rescue" [ant: hostile]
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frigidly
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adv 1: without warmth or enthusiasm; "`Come in if you have to,'
he said frostily" [syn: frostily, frigidly]
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grandly
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adv 1: in a grand manner; "the mansion seemed grandly large by
today's standards"
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haphazardly
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adv 1: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered";
"bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn:
randomly, indiscriminately, haphazardly, willy-
nilly, arbitrarily, at random, every which way]
2: without care; in a slapdash manner; "the Prime Minister was
wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but
his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it
as if it had been bought haphazard" [syn: haphazard,
haphazardly]
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horridly
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adv 1: in a hideous manner; "her face was hideously disfigured
after the accident" [syn: hideously, horridly,
monstrously]
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hurriedly
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adv 1: in a hurried or hasty manner; "the way they buried him so
hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he scanned the
headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice" [syn:
hurriedly, hastily, in haste] [ant: unhurriedly]
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husbandly
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adj 1: befitting or characteristic of a husband [ant: uxorial,
wifelike, wifely]
2: related to or suited to a husband; "assumed husbandly duties
like mowing the lawn"
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inwardly
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adv 1: with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was
raging" [syn: inwardly, inside] [ant: outwardly]
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kindly
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adv 1: in a kind manner or out of kindness; "He spoke kindly to
the boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake" [ant:
unkindly]
adj 1: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and
generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others";
"kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words";
"a large-hearted mentor" [syn: charitable,
benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted,
openhearted, large-hearted]
2: pleasant and agreeable; "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze"
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languidly
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adv 1: in a languid and lethargic manner; "the men languidly put
on their jackets"
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lucidly
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adv 1: in a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written
book" [syn: lucidly, pellucidly, limpidly,
perspicuously]
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luridly
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adv 1: in a lurid manner; "it was luridly described in the book
as the place where mystics took refuge"
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mildly
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adv 1: to a moderate degree; "he was mildly interested"
2: in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"
[syn: gently, mildly]
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outwardly
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adv 1: with respect to the outside; "outwardly, the figure is
smooth" [syn: outwardly, externally]
2: in outward appearance; "outwardly, she appeared composed"
[ant: inside, inwardly]
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perplexedly
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adv 1: in a perplexed manner; "he looked at his professor
perplexedly" [syn: perplexedly, confoundedly]
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placidly
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adv 1: in a quiet and tranquil manner; "the sea now shimmered
placidly before our eyes"
2: in a placid and good-natured manner; "I put the questions,
and she answered them placidly"
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professedly
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adv 1: with pretense or intention to deceive; "is only
professedly poor"
2: by open declaration; "their policy has been avowedly
Marxist"; "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders"
[syn: avowedly, professedly]
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profoundly
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adv 1: to a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss
deeply" [syn: profoundly, deeply]
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reservedly
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adv 1: with reserve; in a reserved manner
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rigidly
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adv 1: in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat
bolt upright" [syn: rigidly, stiffly, bolt]
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roundly
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adv 1: in a round manner; "she was roundly slim"
2: in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his
opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn:
bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundly]
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sacredly
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adv 1: by religion; "religiously inspired art" [syn:
religiously, sacredly]
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secondly
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adv 1: in the second place; "second, we must consider the
economy" [syn: second, secondly]
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shamefacedly
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adv 1: in a shamefaced manner; "quarrels and dissensions ensued
among the cast, most of whom hurriedly and shamefacedly
handed over their parts to understudies"
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solidly
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adv 1: as an undiversified whole; "the unions voted solidly for
Roosevelt"
2: with strength and soundness; "a solidly built house"
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soundly
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adv 1: deeply or completely; "slept soundly through the storm";
"the baby is sleeping soundly"
2: completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used
informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we
beat him good" [syn: thoroughly, soundly, good]
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spindly
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adj 1: long and lean [syn: lank, spindly]
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squalidly
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adv 1: in a sordid or squalid way [syn: sordidly, squalidly]
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stolidly
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adv 1: in a stolid manner; "he said `no' stolidly"
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straightforwardly
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adv 1: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he
stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"-
C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues"
[syn: squarely, foursquare, straightforwardly]
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supposedly
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adv 1: believed or reputed to be the case [syn: purportedly,
supposedly]
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thirdly
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adv 1: in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"
[syn: third, thirdly]
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turgidly
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adv 1: in a turgid manner; "he lectured bombastically about his
theories" [syn: turgidly, bombastically]
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unabashedly
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adv 1: in an unabashed manner; "unabashedly, he asked for more"
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unadvisedly
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adv 1: in an unadvised manner
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unfriendly
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adj 1: not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly" [ant:
friendly]
2: not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly
coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take" [ant:
friendly]
3: not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical
critic" [syn: unfriendly, inimical]
4: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an
uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the
unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: hostile,
uncongenial, unfriendly]
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unhurriedly
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adv 1: without haste; "she proceeded unhurriedly" [ant:
hastily, hurriedly, in haste]
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unkindly
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adv 1: in an unkind manner or with unkindness; "The teacher
treats the children unkindly" [ant: kindly]
adj 1: lacking in sympathy and kindness; "unkindly ancts" [syn:
unkindly, unsympathetic]
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unreservedly
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adv 1: without reservation; "I can unreservedly recommend this
restaurant!"
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unworldly
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adj 1: not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by
mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not
greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney [ant:
secular, temporal, worldly]
2: not wise in the ways of the world; "either too
unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could
deliver"; "this helplessly unworldly woman"- Kate O'Brien
[syn: unsophisticated, unworldly]
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upwardly
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adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher
position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the
fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards";
"upwardly mobile" [syn: up, upwards, upward,
upwardly] [ant: down, downward, downwardly,
downwards]
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validly
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adv 1: with validity; in a valid manner; "this may not validly
be done"
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vividly
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adv 1: in a vivid manner; "he described his adventures vividly"
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wildly
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adv 1: to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree; "the
storyline is wildly unrealistic"
2: in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner; "He gesticulated
wildly"
3: with violent and uncontrollable passion; "attacked wildly,
slashing and stabbing over and over"
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wizardly
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adj 1: possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate
to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic
signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical
spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"-
Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" [syn:
charming, magic, magical, sorcerous,
witching(a), wizard(a), wizardly]
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worldly
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adj 1: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as
opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and
advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church" [syn:
worldly, secular, temporal] [ant: unworldly]
2: very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in
the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the
ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his
worldly wisdom" [syn: blase, worldly]
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worriedly
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adv 1: in a worried manner; "`I wonder what to do,' she said
worriedly"; "he paused worriedly before calling the bank"
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wretchedly
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adv 1: in a wretched manner; "`I can't remember who I am,' I
said, wretchedly"
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dazedly
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adv 1: in a daze; in a dazed manner; "he wondered dazedly
whether the term after next at his new school wouldn't
matter so much" [syn: dazedly, torpidly]
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surprisedly
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adv 1: in the manner of one who is surprised
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accursedly
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acridly
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aggrievedly
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backwardly
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bemusedly
0
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detachedly
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embarrassedly
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enforcedly
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flaccidly
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forwardly
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invalidly
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jocundly
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liquidly
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pronouncedly
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putridly
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torridly
0
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unaccustomedly
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unsoundly
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variedly
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waywardly
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puddly
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eardley
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