Refiningly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    So as to refine. not-comparable

    "Though in many natural objects, whiteness refiningly enhances beauty, as if imparting some special virtue of its own, as in marbles, japonicas, and pearls; […]"

Example

More examples

"Though in many natural objects, whiteness refiningly enhances beauty, as if imparting some special virtue of its own, as in marbles, japonicas, and pearls; […]"

Etymology

From refining + -ly.

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