Archly

//ˈɑɹt͡ʃ.li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an arch manner; slyly.

    "Phoebe lay down by me, and ask'd me archly if, now that I had seen the enemy, and fully considered him, I was still afraid of him?"

  2. 2
    In the form of an arch. not-comparable

    "My eyebrows recently plucked archly."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an arch manner; with playful slyness or roguishness wordnet

Example

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""What have you got in that box?" "A cake," said Anne archly."

Etymology

From arch + -ly.

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