Bluely

adv, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Porpoise. UK, dialectal, no-plural, obsolete

    "The Sussex fishermen call the porpoise 'Bluely'."

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a blue manner; bluishly.

    "I pursed my lips thoughtfully, then reached out to prod the bluely gleaming chest of the thing with, I suppose, some notion of rolling it off the bed, […]"

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"I pursed my lips thoughtfully, then reached out to prod the bluely gleaming chest of the thing with, I suppose, some notion of rolling it off the bed, […]"

Etymology

From blue + -ly.

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