classicly en · ADV
Etymology
From classic + -ly.
Meanings
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In a classic way.
Tilting your head to the side, inching a clip off your ear as you answer the phone, is a classicly flirtatious act, like dabbing wrists with perfume or slipping into high heels.
2007 January 11, Alexa Brazilian, “Clip-Ons Are Back. Fondling Allowed.”, in New York Times:He was a classicly educated man, but he had a brusque manner...
1887, Elizabeth Moore Chapin, American Court Gossip:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most classicly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more classicly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |