limply

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

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adv

"The flag hung limply in the still air."
"Ah, but someone was raising her, so they were going to lay her on the trestles, and she not dead. She opened her eyes, took a deep breath, then limply and contritely placed both arms round Andrew's neck."
"He went on kissing her with unflagging industry, while she remained limply in his arms, in a species of satisfied trance."

Etymology tree English limp Middle English -ly English -ly English limply From limp + -ly.

more limply (comparative) most limply (superlative)

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