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shadily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shadi-ly
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a shady manner, particularly used in the sense of untrustworthy.

Etymology

Etymology tree English shady Middle English -ly English -ly English shadily From shady + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more shadily (comparative) most shadily (superlative)

Questions

What does shadily mean?
In a shady manner, particularly used in the sense of untrustworthy.
Where does shadily come from?
Etymology tree English shady Middle English -ly English -ly English shadily From shady + -ly.

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