barrenly
- a word derived from barren.
Example Sentences
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Those who had saved my life, whom, till this hour, I had loved barrenly, I could now benefit.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Those who had saved my life, whom, till this hour, I had loved barrenly, I could now benefit.
From Jane Eyre by Townsend, F. H.
He himself, very timid and conscious of his awkwardness, sat near, trying barrenly to get some of his thoughts out of his brain on to his tongue.
From A Mountain Woman by Peattie, Elia Wilkinson
The Isleta is the latest volcano in Grand Canary, and except in certain states of the atmosphere it is utterly and barrenly hideous.
From A Tramp's Notebook by Roberts, Morley
Enlightened by this idea, he sent a quick, seeing glance along the range of mountains standing out boldly and barrenly in front of them, and he knew it was not the Hermosa range.
From With Hoops of Steel by Smith, Dan
