Englishly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of Englishly
Example Sentences
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“You know,” she said Englishly, “don’t behave badly; they may not ask you back.”
From New York Times
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.
From Project Gutenberg
In our May number we spoke old Englishly of the Boston demoiselle.
From Project Gutenberg
They consisted in anglicizing French nouns and verbs and then conjugating and pronouncing them Englishly, or vice versâ.
From Project Gutenberg
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