Adoptedly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    By adoption. not-comparable

    "LUCIO: Is she your cousin? ISABELLA: Adoptedly, as schoolmaids change their names / By vain though apt affection."

Example

More examples

"LUCIO: Is she your cousin? ISABELLA: Adoptedly, as schoolmaids change their names / By vain though apt affection."

Etymology

From adopted + -ly.

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