Dismayfully

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In dismay. rare

    "Nought feared they what he could do or say, / But th'onely feare that was before their vew, / From which like mazed deare dismayfully they flew."

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"Nought feared they what he could do or say, / But th'onely feare that was before their vew, / From which like mazed deare dismayfully they flew."

Etymology

From dismayful + -ly.

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