thusly
Meanings
adv
- thus (in this way).
- thus (therefore)
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From thus + -ly, dating from the 19th century, seemingly coined by educated writers to make fun of uneducated persons trying to sound genteel, with a false inference that thus is not an adverb.
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