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shrilly

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?li

Etymology 1

shrill +? -ly

Adverb

shrilly (comparative more shrilly, superlative most shrilly)

  1. In a shrill manner.

Translations

Etymology 2

shrill +? -y

Adjective

shrilly (comparative more shrilly, superlative most shrilly)

  1. Somewhat shrill.
    • 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
      The night—its silence—its rest, was rent in twain by a savage, a sharp, a shrilly sound that ran from end to end of Thornfield Hall.
    • 1860, Robert Stafford, Enoch, a Poem in Three Books
      Yet there they sat, as stones, silent and still. / Sudden a voice, a feeble shrilly voice, / Rose from the inner tent […]

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blithely

English

Etymology

From Middle English blythely, blyþely, bliþeliche, from Old English bl?þel??e (“gladly, blithely”), equivalent to blithe +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /?bla?ðli/

Adverb

blithely (comparative more blithely, superlative most blithely)

  1. Without care, concern, or consideration.
    Synonyms: carelessly, indifferently
  2. In a joyful, carefree manner.
    Synonyms: gladly, joyfully, merrily
  3. (obsolete) In a kind manner.

Related terms

  • blitheful
  • blithefully
  • blithefulness
  • blithen
  • blitheness
  • blithesome

Translations

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