redly

[ red-lee ]

/ ˈrɛd li /

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adverb

with a red color or glow: a bonfire blazing redly in the dark.

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Origin of redly

First recorded in 1605–15; red¹ + -ly

Words nearby redly

red light, red-light district, redline, redlining, red liquor, redly, red maids, red man, red maple, Red Mass, red matipo

How to use redly in a sentence

There was a scar in the shape of a cross on the man's swarthy cheek, and it glowed redly with the anger that filled him.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
Across the river was the hunched sky-line of Doulton's potteries, and a kiln flared redly.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells
It was now plunged in the blue of the first darkness; but the recess was redly lighted by the fire.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
The doctor pondered a moment, while Briggs pressed a hand to his thick neck, redly swollen with heat and rum.
Cursed|George Allan England

A glass globe that glowed redly on the top of a complicated mechanism, was struck and burst with a popping sound.
The Revolt of the Star Men|Raymond Gallun