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airily en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈeɹ.ə.li/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English airy Middle English -ly English -ly English airily From airy + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In an airy manner.
  2. lightly
    • In both those cases, the conservative majority operated similarly to how it behaved in J.G.G.—airily ignoring the danger posed by Trump’s actions to the republic and the people he has harmed. 2025 April 9, Quinta Jurecic, “What, Exactly, Is the Supreme Court Thinking?”, in The Atlantic:

Forms

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most airily Degree=Sup lexicographic
more airily Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

air

Synonyms

flippantly · gaily · jauntily

Translations (3)

fi ilmavasti (lightly) · it spensieratamente (lightly) · no lettbent (lightly)