archly
[ahrch-lee]
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adverb
in an arch or roguish manner.
Origin of archly
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Historical Examples of archly
“I shall be as tall as you some day, Lady,” responded Margaret archly.
Earl Hubert's DaughterEmily Sarah Holt
"I think I like the sisters to be older," said Betty archly.
A Little Girl in Old BostonAmanda Millie Douglas
"He won't suffer for it, I'll be bound," said Mrs. Bradshaw, archly.
Ship's Company, The Entire CollectionW.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 TrailBret Harte