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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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The train was slowing up and the lonely river gleamed silverly below.

From The Invader A Novel by Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa) Woods

She laughed with him, silverly upon a little sound between 'ah' and 'e.'

From The Fifth Queen Crowned by Ford Madox Ford

When I hear you so silverly ringing Your welcome from chamber or stair.

From Alcyone by Archibald Lampman

Along the mountain stream that slipped silverly away in the valley below, there were oleanders in bloom, such as we had left in Bermuda the April before.

From Familiar Spanish Travels by William Dean Howells

Never did tongue talk more silverly for bronze.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

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