Greyly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb

1
In a grey way; in partial light.
"The interior of the kitchen we now saw grayly for the first time."
2
With a dreary or gloomy countenance.
"I got a compartment to myself, and sat with folded arms, looking grayly at the sunlit devastation that flowed past the windows"

Adverb

1
having a grey appearance wordnet

Synonyms

Example

"The interior of the kitchen we now saw grayly for the first time."

Etymology

From grey + -ly.

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