Blamingly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 So as to blame.
"1832, Thomas Carlyle, Boswell's Life of Johnson Thus, if Johnson say, in one sentence, that 'English names should not be used in Latin verses;' and then, in the next sentence, speak blamingly of 'Carteret being used as a dactyl,' will the generality of mortals detect any puzzle there?"
Example
More examples"1832, Thomas Carlyle, Boswell's Life of Johnson Thus, if Johnson say, in one sentence, that 'English names should not be used in Latin verses;' and then, in the next sentence, speak blamingly of 'Carteret being used as a dactyl,' will the generality of mortals detect any puzzle there?"
Etymology
From blaming + -ly.
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