Fernily

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a ferny manner.

    "I was pleased once again to be in a beautiful Eastern deciduous forest, not as fernily voluptuous as an Oregon rain forest, but more diverse in many ways and more likely to host salamanders."

Example

More examples

"I was pleased once again to be in a beautiful Eastern deciduous forest, not as fernily voluptuous as an Oregon rain forest, but more diverse in many ways and more likely to host salamanders."

Etymology

Equivalent to ferny + -ly.

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