thusly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. thus (in this way).
  2. thus (therefore)

Pronunciation

/ˈðʌs.li/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thusly.wav

Word forms

thusly

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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