Unfainly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Sorrowfully.
"Letter of Thomas Dudley to Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Plantation: — Good Sir, — I have received your letters by Captain Standish, and am unfainly glad of God's mercy towards you in the recovery of your health, [...]"
Example
More examples"Letter of Thomas Dudley to Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Plantation: — Good Sir, — I have received your letters by Captain Standish, and am unfainly glad of God's mercy towards you in the recovery of your health, [...]"
Etymology
From unfain + -ly.
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