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silverly

American  
[sil-ver-lee] / ˈsɪl vər li /

adverb

  1. with a silvery appearance or sound.


Etymology

Origin of silverly

First recorded in 1585–95; silver + -ly

Example Sentences

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Ask, if I caught not fair and silverly His blessing for chief angels on my head Until it grew there, a crown crystallized!

From Project Gutenberg

They drove for five miles with the early spring moonlight shining silverly through the last rosy haze of the sunset, the air sweet with the scent of green grass and dewy blossomings.

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He donned the bath-robe and sandals and went out through the window to the garden and down to where lay the little lake ruffling silverly under the moon.

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Choose me the cave most worthy choice, To make a place for prayer, And I will choose a praying voice To pour our spirits there: How silverly the echoes run!

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Never did tongue talk more silverly for bronze.

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