archly

Historical Examples

• “I shall be as tall as you some day, Lady,” responded Margaret archly.

  Earl Hubert's Daughter

  Emily Sarah Holt

• "I think I like the sisters to be older," said Betty archly.

  A Little Girl in Old Boston

  Amanda Millie Douglas

• "He won't suffer for it, I'll be bound," said Mrs. Bradshaw, archly.

  Ship's Company, The Entire Collection

  W.W. Jacobs

• "He means that you are always looking at him, my dear," says her mother, archly.

  The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.

  W. M. Thackeray

• "Didn't I hear ye sayin' suthin' about refreshments," she said archly.

  Openings in the Old Trail

  Bret Harte