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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
0
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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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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curmudgeonly
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adj 1: brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a
crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff
manner"; "a gruff reply" [syn: crusty, curmudgeonly,
gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured]
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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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evenly
0
adv 1: in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial
way; "a class evenly divided between girls and boys";
"they split their winnings equally"; "deal equally with
rich and poor" [syn: evenly, equally] [ant:
unequally, unevenly]
2: in a level and regular way [ant: unevenly]
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finely
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adv 1: in tiny pieces; "the surfaces were finely granular" [ant:
coarsely]
2: in an elegant manner; "finely costumed actors"
3: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine
drawn body" [syn: finely, fine, delicately,
exquisitely]
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forlornly
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adv 1: in a forlorn manner; "a single chicken was scratching
forlornly in the yard"
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gentlemanly
0
adj 1: befitting a man of good breeding; "gentlemanly behavior"
[syn: gentlemanlike, gentlemanly]
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greenly
0
adv 1: with green color; "the countryside rolled greenly down
into the valley"
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heavenly
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adj 1: relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial
beings"; "heavenly hosts" [syn: celestial, heavenly]
2: of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body"
[syn: celestial, heavenly]
3: of or belonging to heaven or god [ant: earthly]
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humanely
0
adv 1: in a humane manner; "let's treat the prisoners of war
humanely" [ant: inhumanely]
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humanly
0
adv 1: in the manner of human beings; "humanly possible"
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inanely
0
adv 1: vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish [syn:
fatuously, inanely]
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inhumanely
0
adv 1: in an inhumane manner; "the prisoners of war were treated
inhumanely" [ant: humanely]
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insanely
0
adv 1: in an insane manner; "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves
crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch
cackled madly"; "screaming dementedly" [syn: insanely,
crazily, dementedly, madly] [ant: sanely]
2: (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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jejunely
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adv 1: in an immature manner; "his teenage son still behaves
very immaturely" [syn: immaturely, jejunely] [ant:
maturely]
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keenly
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adv 1: in a keen and discriminating manner; "he was keenly aware
of his own shortcomings"
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lonely
0
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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maidenly
0
adj 1: befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly
blush" [syn: maidenlike, maidenly]
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mainly
0
adv 1: for the most part; "he is mainly interested in
butterflies" [syn: chiefly, principally, primarily,
mainly, in the main]
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malignly
0
adv 1: in a malign and evil manner
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manly
0
adv 1: in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a
man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her
burden and prepared to break up yet another home" [syn:
manfully, manly] [ant: unmanfully, unmanly]
adj 1: possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: manly,
manful, manlike] [ant: unmanful, unmanlike,
unmanly]
2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
[syn: male, manful, manlike, manly, virile]
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matronly
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adj 1: befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman; "her
matronly figure"
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meanly
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adv 1: in a nasty ill-tempered manner; "`Don't expect me to help
you,' he added nastily" [syn: nastily, meanly]
2: in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly
threatens the deepest values of our society" [syn: meanly,
scurvily, basely]
3: poorly or in an inferior manner; "troops meanly equipped"
4: in a miserly manner; "they lived meanly and without
ostentation" [syn: meanly, humbly]
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mistakenly
0
adv 1: in a mistaken manner; "he mistakenly believed it" [syn:
mistakenly, erroneously]
-
mundanely
0
adv 1: in a worldly manner; "terrestrially changeable" [syn:
mundanely, terrestrially]
2: in a mundane manner; "the young man spoke so mundanely of
university life"
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obscenely
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adv 1: to an obscene degree; "this man is obscenely rich"
2: in a lewd and obscene manner; "he had seen how in their
dances the white men and women held one another obscenely"
[syn: lewdly, obscenely]
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only
0
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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openly
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adv 1: in an open way; "he openly flaunted his affection for his
sister"
-
opportunely
0
adv 1: at an opportune time; "he arrived rather opportunely just
when we needed a new butler" [ant: inopportunely,
malapropos]
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outspokenly
0
adv 1: in an outspoken manner; "he was outspokenly critical of
the Government's new social policy"
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plainly
0
adv 1: 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]
2: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment;
"she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" [syn:
plainly, simply]
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profanely
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adv 1: with curses; "muttering profanely"
2: in an irreverent or profane manner; "he kept wondering
profanely why everything bad happened to him"
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queenly
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adj 1: having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen;
"queenly propriety"; "clad in her queenly raiment";
"Rosetti's queenly portraits of women" [syn: queenly,
queenlike]
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rottenly
0
adv 1: in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" [syn:
terribly, atrociously, awfully, abominably,
abysmally, rottenly]
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routinely
0
adv 1: according to routine or established practice; "he
routinely parked in a no-parking zone"
-
sanely
0
adv 1: with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner;
"he acted sensibly in the crisis"; "speak more sanely
about these affairs"; "acted quite reasonably" [syn:
sanely, sensibly, reasonably] [ant: unreasonably]
2: in a sane or lucid manner; "she is behaving rather sanely
these days even though we know she is schizophrenic" [ant:
crazily, dementedly, insanely, madly]
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serenely
0
adv 1: in a peacefully serene manner; "I had the feeling that he
was waiting, too--serenely patient"
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slatternly
0
adj 1: characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used
especially of women [syn: blowsy, blowzy,
slatternly, sluttish]
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slovenly
0
adj 1: negligent of neatness especially in dress and person;
habitually dirty and unkempt; "filled the door with her
frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance"
[syn: frowsy, frowzy, slovenly]
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sternly
0
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
0
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
0
adv 1: in a sullen manner; "he sat in his chair dourly" [syn:
dourly, sullenly, glumly]
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supinely
0
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
0
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
0
adv 1: exceptionally; "a common remedy is uncommonly difficult
to find"
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unevenly
0
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
0
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
0
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
0
adj 1: not womanly; "the logical clearness of her
arguments...condemned her as eccentric and unwomanly"
[ant: feminine, womanly]
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urbanely
0
adv 1: in an urbane manner; "`I had tea occasionally with the
Duke,' said Mr. Eggers urbanely"
-
vainly
0
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
0
adv 1: in a weak or pale or languid manner; "she was smiling
wanly"
-
wantonly
0
adv 1: in a wanton manner; "the animals were killed wantonly for
sport"
2: in a licentious and promiscuous manner; "this young girl has
to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously"
[syn: licentiously, wantonly, promiscuously]
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womanly
0
adj 1: befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a
mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and
compassion" [syn: womanly, feminine] [ant:
unwomanly]
-
woodenly
0
adv 1: without grace; rigidly; "they moved woodenly" [syn:
ungraciously, ungracefully, gracelessly,
woodenly] [ant: gracefully, graciously]
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stanley
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n 1: United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile
(1849-1918) [syn: Stanley, Francis Edgar Stanley]
2: Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa
in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in
1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of
the Nile River (1841-1904) [syn: Stanley, Henry M.
Stanley, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, John Rowlands]
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osmanli
0
n 1: a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of
Osman I) [syn: Ottoman, Ottoman Turk, Osmanli]
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mckinley
0
n 1: 25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an
anarchist (1843-1901) [syn: McKinley, William McKinley,
President McKinley]
2: a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North
America (20,300 feet high) [syn: McKinley, Mount
McKinley, Mt. McKinley, Denali]
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uncleanly
0
adj 1: habitually unclean
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christianly
0
adj 1: becoming to or like a Christian; "gentle christianly
behavior"
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brokenly
0
-
citizenly
0
-
clandestinely
0
-
condignly
0
-
cravenly
0
-
frozenly
0
-
goldenly
0
-
inhumanly
0
-
leadenly
0
-
leanly
0
-
sanguinely
0
-
superhumanly
0
-
yeomanly
0
-
pronely
0
-
greenlee
0
-
ernie
0
-
finlay
0
-
henley
0
-
germanely
0
-
cranley
0
-
hanley
0
-
manley
0
-
linley
0
-
burnley
0
-
conley
0
-
inly
0
-
unmaidenly
0