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Englishly

[ing-glish-lee, -lish-]

adverb

  1. in the manner or style of the English people.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Englishly1

First recorded in 1520–30; English + -ly
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Example Sentences

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“You know,” she said Englishly, “don’t behave badly; they may not ask you back.”

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Of course the castle and the wealth, or the hotels and parade, are well to the fore, or boldly displayed, as Englishly as possible, while the little Welsh town shrinks quietly into the hollow behind. 

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In our May number we spoke old Englishly of the Boston demoiselle.

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They consisted in anglicizing French nouns and verbs and then conjugating and pronouncing them Englishly, or vice versâ.

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