Motherlily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a motherly manner. rare

    "Why do I feel the need to add a second "-ly" to adjectives already ending in "-ly" when abverbializing them? […] "Don't worry about it," she reassured him motherlily."

Synonyms

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maternallymotherly

Example

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"Why do I feel the need to add a second "-ly" to adjectives already ending in "-ly" when abverbializing them? […] "Don't worry about it," she reassured him motherlily."

Etymology

From motherly + -ly.

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