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redly

American  
[red-lee] / ˈrɛd li /

adverb

  1. with a red color or glow.

    a bonfire blazing redly in the dark.


Etymology

Origin of redly

First recorded in 1605–15; red 1 + -ly

Example Sentences

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Then it rose redly into the purpled sky, resembling a black eye.

From Literature

Very bright was that sword when it was made whole again; the light of the sun shone redly in it, and the light of the moon shone cold, and its edge was hard and keen.

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Their smoky glow flickered redly over the scraps and tatters of building material, as if they were the last remaining flames of a great conflagration, staying alive out of pure malice.

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They gaped redly against the innkeeper’s fair skin, as if he had been slashed with a barber’s razor or a piece of broken glass.

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Monet stared redly at Dr. Musoke, but there was no movement in the eyeballs, and the pupils were dilated.

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