Words that rhyme with bluntly

  • obediently
    adv 1: in an obedient manner; "obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking" [syn: obediently, yieldingly] [ant: disobediently]
  • absently
    adv 1: in an absentminded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently" [syn: absently, abstractedly, inattentively, absentmindedly]
  • abundantly
    adv 1: in an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied with food"; "he thanked her profusely" [syn: abundantly, copiously, profusely, extravagantly]
  • accidentally
    adv 1: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: by chance, accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly] [ant: advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely] 2: of a minor or subordinate nature; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" [syn: incidentally, accidentally] 3: without intention; in an unintentional manner; "she hit him unintentionally" [syn: unintentionally, accidentally] [ant: advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely]
  • adamantly
    adv 1: inflexibly; unshakably; "adamantly opposed to the marriage"
  • advertently
    adv 1: in a careful deliberate manner [syn: mindfully, heedfully, advertently] [ant: inadvertently, unknowingly, unmindfully, unwittingly]
  • anciently
    adv 1: in ancient times; long ago; "a concern with what may have happened anciently"
  • apparently
    adv 1: from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor" [syn: apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of it] 2: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn: obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain]
  • ardently
    adv 1: in an ardent manner; "the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired"
  • arrogantly
    adv 1: in an arrogant manner; "in the old days she had been harsh and stiff ; afraid of her husband and yet arrogantly proud that she had a husband strong and fierce enough to make her afraid"
  • belligerently
    adv 1: with hostility; in a belligerent hostile manner; "he pushed her against the wall belligerently" [syn: belligerently, hostilely]
  • benevolently
    adv 1: in a benevolent manner; "she looked on benevolently" [ant: malevolently]
  • blatantly
    adv 1: in a blatant manner; "they blatantly violated the laws"
  • brilliantly
    adv 1: with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" [syn: brilliantly, brightly, bright] 2: in an extremely intelligent way; "he solved the problem brilliantly"
  • buoyantly
    adv 1: in a cheerfully buoyant manner; "we accepted the opportunity buoyantly" [syn: buoyantly, chirpily]
  • coherently
    adv 1: in a coherent manner; "she could not talk coherently after the accident" [ant: incoherently]
  • coincidently
    adv 1: happening at the same time [syn: coincidentally, coincidently]
  • comely
    adj 1: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly] 2: very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: bonny, bonnie, comely, fair, sightly]
  • competently
    adv 1: with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: competently, aptly, ably, capably] [ant: displaying incompetence, incompetently]
  • concurrently
    adv 1: overlapping in duration; "concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held"; "going to school and holding a job at the same time" [syn: concurrently, at the same time]
  • confidently
    adv 1: with confidence; in a confident manner; "we have to do what is right confidently"
  • conjointly
    adv 1: in conjunction with; combined; "our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn't pay for the damages with all our salaries put together" [syn: jointly, collectively, conjointly, together with]
  • consequently
    adv 1: (sentence connectors) because of the reason given; "consequently, he didn't do it"; "continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor" [syn: consequently, accordingly] 2: as a consequence; "he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held" [syn: consequently, therefore]
  • consistently
    adv 1: in a systematic or consistent manner; "they systematically excluded women" [syn: systematically, consistently] [ant: inconsistently, unsystematically]
  • constantly
    adv 1: without variation or change, in every case; "constantly kind and gracious"; "he always arrives on time" [syn: constantly, invariably, always] 2: without interruption; "the world is constantly changing" [syn: constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantly]
  • conveniently
    adv 1: in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located" [syn: handily, conveniently] [ant: inconveniently]
  • currently
    adv 1: at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut" [syn: presently, currently]
  • decently
    adv 1: in a decent manner; "they don't know how to dress decently" [ant: indecently] 2: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" [syn: properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right way] [ant: improperly]
  • defiantly
    adv 1: in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously" [syn: rebelliously, contumaciously, defiantly]
  • despondently
    adv 1: with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly" [syn: despairingly, despondently]
  • differently
    adv 1: in another and different manner; "very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise"; "there is no way out other than the fire escape"; [syn: differently, otherwise, other than]
  • diffidently
    adv 1: in a diffident manner; "`Oh, well,' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.'"
  • diligently
    adv 1: with diligence; in a diligent manner; "we may diligently observe the Lord's supper on the first day of the week, diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint"
  • discordantly
    adv 1: in a discordant manner; "the piece ended discordantly" [syn: discordantly, unharmoniously]
  • disobediently
    adv 1: in a disobedient manner; "he went ahead disobediently and did what his supervisor had warned him not to do" [ant: obediently, yieldingly]
  • distantly
    adv 1: from or at a distance; "dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness"
  • dumbly
    adv 1: in a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone" [syn: dumbly, densely, obtusely] 2: in an inarticulate manner; "I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope"
  • ebulliently
    adv 1: in an ebullient manner; "Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression" [syn: ebulliently, exuberantly, expansively]
  • expediently
    adv 1: in an expedient manner [syn: expediently, inadvisably] [ant: inexpediently]
  • faintly
    adv 1: to a faint degree or weakly perceived; "between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly"; "stars shining faintly through the overcast"; "could hear his distant shouts only faintly"; "the rumors weren't even faintly true"
  • flamboyantly
    adv 1: in a fancy colorful manner; "he dresses rather flamboyantly" [syn: flamboyantly, showily, flashily]
  • fluently
    adv 1: in a fluent manner; "she speaks French fluently"
  • gently
    adv 1: in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain" 2: in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal" [syn: gently, mildly] 3: with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead" [syn: lightly, softly, gently]
  • glumly
    adv 1: in a sullen manner; "he sat in his chair dourly" [syn: dourly, sullenly, glumly]
  • hungry
    adj 1: feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people" [ant: thirsty] 2: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" [syn: athirst(p), hungry(p), thirsty(p)]
  • importantly
    adv 1: in an important way or to an important degree; "more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself" [syn: importantly, significantly] 2: in an important way; "for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion"
  • incessantly
    adv 1: with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste" [syn: endlessly, ceaselessly, incessantly, unceasingly, unendingly, continuously] 2: without interruption; "the world is constantly changing" [syn: constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantly]
  • incidentally
    adv 1: introducing a different topic; in point of fact; "incidentally, I won't go to the party" [syn: by the way, by the bye, incidentally, apropos] 2: of a minor or subordinate nature; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" [syn: incidentally, accidentally]
  • inconveniently
    adv 1: in an inconvenient manner; "he arrived at an inconveniently late hour" [ant: conveniently, handily]
  • intently
    adv 1: with strained or eager attention; "listened intently"; "stood watching intently"
  • jointly
    adv 1: in collaboration or cooperation; "this paper was written jointly" 2: in conjunction with; combined; "our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn't pay for the damages with all our salaries put together" [syn: jointly, collectively, conjointly, together with]
  • luxuriantly
    adv 1: in an abundant and luxuriant manner; "whiskers grew luxuriantly from his ample jowls" 2: in an elegantly luxuriant way; "this suave, culture-loving and luxuriantly good-looking M.P.represents the car-workers of Coventry"
  • presciently
    adv 1: with foresight; "more presciently than they superiors, these workers grasped the economic situation" [syn: presciently, cannily]
  • quaintly
    adv 1: in a strange but not unpleasant manner; "the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly" 2: in a quaint old-fashioned manner; "the room was quaintly furnished"
  • saintly
    adj 1: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" [syn: angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted]
  • subserviently
    adv 1: in an obsequious manner; "she acts obsequiously toward her boss" [syn: obsequiously, subserviently, servilely]
  • transiently
    adv 1: for a very short time; "these three pions may actually be joined together transiently as a compound particle during the interchange process"
  • vehemently
    adv 1: in a vehement manner; "he vehemently denied the accusations against him"
  • complacently
    adv 1: in a self-satisfied manner; "he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher"
  • aberrantly
  • abhorrently
  • acquiescently
  • adherently
  • adjacently
  • adolescently
  • affluently
  • ambivalently
  • beneficently
  • clairvoyantly
  • clemently
  • cogently
  • complaisantly
  • compliantly
  • concomitantly
  • concordantly
  • congruently
  • constituently
  • contingently
  • corpulently
  • decadently
  • deficiently
  • delinquently
  • dependently
  • discrepantly
  • dissonantly
  • divergently
  • dominantly
  • esuriently
  • gauntly
  • incipiently
  • omnisciently
  • resiliently
  • scantly
  • suppliantly
  • huntley
  • huntly
  • bentley
  • preveniently

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