Thusly
//ˈðʌs.li// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 thus (in this way). not-comparable, proscribed
"Ar, tell me it is not so thusly as this thusness wouldst seem!"
- 2 thus (therefore) not-comparable, proscribed
"Lately, they [the prison authorities] came up with a new excuse. Seems like they consider owning a Gay publication is an expression of a person's sexuality and would thusly identify the person as a homosexual which would then subject him to assault or pressures."
Adverb
- 1 in the way indicated wordnet
Example
More examples"The Grand Prince of Finland pronounced thusly: all who are able to shall take up arms."
Etymology
From thus + -ly, dating from the 19th century, seemingly coined by educated writers to make fun of uneducated persons trying to sound genteel, with a false inference that thus is not an adverb.
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