crystally en · ADV
Etymology
From crystal + -ly.
Meanings
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Like or as a crystal.
25 April, 1861, George Eliot, letter to Charles L. Lewes There is a crystally clear river flowing by Vidauban, called the Argent: it rushes along between a fringe of aspens and willows […]
It is clear, yet not crystally transparent; and, though a deep colour, is neither green nor blue[…]
1820, Jane Waldie, Sketches descriptive of Italy in the years 1816 and 1817, volume 4, page 320:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more crystally | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most crystally | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |