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benignly
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adv 1: in a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific"
[syn: benignly, benignantly]
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brazenly
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adv 1: in a brazen manner; "he spoke brazenly"
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certainly
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adv 1: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used
informally for `surely'); "the results are surely
encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's
going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for
certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough";
"he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good";
"sure he'll come" [syn: surely, certainly, sure,
for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as
shooting]
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cleanly
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adv 1: in an adroit manner; "he bounced it cleanly off the wall"
[syn: flawlessly, cleanly]
2: in a manner that minimizes dirt and pollution; "the motor
burns cleanly"
3: without difficulty or distortion; "she played the piano
accompaniment cleanly"
adj 1: habitually clean; "cleanly in their persons and
habitations"
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closely
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adv 1: in a close relation or position in time or space; "the
onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely
together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily
progress"
2: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
[syn: close, closely, tight]
3: in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately
connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn:
closely, intimately, nearly]
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commonly
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adv 1: under normal conditions; "usually she was late" [syn:
normally, usually, unremarkably, commonly,
ordinarily] [ant: outstandingly, remarkably,
unco, unusually]
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divinely
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adv 1: by divine means; "the divinely appointed means of rescue
from temporal existence"
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drunkenly
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adv 1: showing effects of much strong drink; "He sang drunkenly"
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lonely
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adj 1: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when
we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone
skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a
tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"
[syn: alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitary]
2: marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely";
"the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband
is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar" [syn: lonely,
lonesome]
3: characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a
lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a
solitary walk" [syn: lone(a), lonely(a), solitary]
4: devoid of creatures; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary
retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn:
lonely, solitary, unfrequented]
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only
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adv 1: and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a
matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child";
"hopes that last but a moment" [syn: merely, simply,
just, only, but]
2: without any others being included or involved; "was entirely
to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem
children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it
solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the
prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" [syn:
entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only]
3: with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find
his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round"
4: in the final outcome; "These news will only make you more
upset"
5: except that; "It was the same story; only this time she came
out better"
6: never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse"
[syn: only, only if, only when]
7: as recently as; "I spoke to him only an hour ago"
adj 1: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the
lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an
only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a
solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the
sky" [syn: lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a),
sole(a), solitary(a)]
2: exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed
him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and
this car only" [syn: alone(p), only]
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slatternly
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adj 1: characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used
especially of women [syn: blowsy, blowzy,
slatternly, sluttish]
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sternly
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adv 1: with sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said
sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses" [syn:
sternly, severely]
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stubbornly
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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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suddenly
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adv 1: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain
in her side" [syn: suddenly, all of a sudden, of a
sudden]
2: quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn:
abruptly, suddenly, short, dead]
3: on impulse; without premeditation; "he decided to go to
Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind
suddenly" [syn: on the spur of the moment, suddenly]
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sullenly
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adv 1: in a sullen manner; "he sat in his chair dourly" [syn:
dourly, sullenly, glumly]
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supinely
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adv 1: with the face upward; "she was stretched supinely on her
back"
2: in an indifferently supine manner; "he called the tune to me
and I supinely took it up"
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thinly
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adv 1: without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly"
2: without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn:
thinly, thin] [ant: thick, thickly]
3: in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly
over the meat"; "apply paint lightly" [syn: thinly,
lightly] [ant: thickly]
4: in a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown
mountainside" [ant: densely, thickly]
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uncertainly
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adv 1: in an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the
exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on
his legs" [syn: unsteadily, falteringly,
uncertainly] [ant: steadily, steady]
2: showing lack of certainty; "he paused uncertainly"
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uncommonly
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adv 1: exceptionally; "a common remedy is uncommonly difficult
to find"
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unevenly
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adv 1: in an uneven and irregular way [ant: evenly]
2: in a ragged uneven manner; "I took the cigarette he offered,
drawing at it raggedly" [syn: raggedly, unevenly]
3: in an unequal or partial manner; "profits were distributed
unevenly"; "angry at being dealt with so unequally" [syn:
unevenly, unequally] [ant: equally, evenly]
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ungainly
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adj 1: lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with
long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly
creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out
of his chair" [syn: gawky, clumsy, clunky,
ungainly, unwieldy]
2: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape;
"an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome
paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather
ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: awkward,
bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly]
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unmanly
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adv 1: without qualities thought to befit a man [syn:
unmanfully, unmanly] [ant: manfully, manly]
adj 1: not possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: unmanly,
unmanful, unmanlike] [ant: manful, manlike,
manly]
2: lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution;
contemptibly fearful [syn: pusillanimous, poor-spirited,
unmanly]
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unwomanly
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adj 1: not womanly; "the logical clearness of her
arguments...condemned her as eccentric and unwomanly"
[ant: feminine, womanly]
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urbanely
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adv 1: in an urbane manner; "`I had tea occasionally with the
Duke,' said Mr. Eggers urbanely"
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vainly
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adv 1: to no avail; "he looked for her in vain"; "the city
fathers tried vainly to find a solution" [syn: vainly,
in vain]
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wanly
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adv 1: in a weak or pale or languid manner; "she was smiling
wanly"
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brokenly
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clandestinely
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cravenly
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superhumanly
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