modern
adjective
of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote.
modernly
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a word derived from
modern.
Example Sentences
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My designs are modernly elegant and chic with a twist — interesting cuts, dramatic drapes from the back, and layering of different silk fabrics, like crepe de Chine, chiffon and tulle.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
However, Mason attains the necessary remoteness that is appropriate to the fictional character, modernly presented, and thus adds much to the effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2020
One part basic human anatomy, one part psychology, all brought together very modernly and in a nonjudgmental environment.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2015
More modernly, one of the early giants behind the eventual creation of the computer was John Mauchly.
From Forbes ● Nov. 23, 2014
Nor is he of the modernly pious-that is, as piety professes itself in our democratic world, where men use it more as a necessary appliance to subdue the mind than a means to improve civilization.
From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
