Devicefully

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a deviceful manner.

    "I had not taught thee then the alphabet Of flowers, how they, devicefully being set And bound up, might with speechless secrecy Deliver errands mutely and mutually."

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"I had not taught thee then the alphabet Of flowers, how they, devicefully being set And bound up, might with speechless secrecy Deliver errands mutely and mutually."

Etymology

From deviceful + -ly.

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