thusly
Meaning
- (not-comparable, proscribed) thus (in this way).
- (not-comparable, proscribed) thus (therefore)
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈðʌs.li/
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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