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dazedly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈdeɪzədli/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English dazed Middle English -ly English -ly English dazedly From dazed + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a dazed manner.
   • Digging her hands excitedly down into the pockets of her dress Ardita stared at him, speechless with astonishment. […] “Well, I’ll be a son of a gun!” she said dazedly. 1920, F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Offshore Pirate”, in Flappers and Philosophers, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 11:
   • Tim Johnson came into sight, walking dazedly in the inner rim of the curve parallel to the Radley house. 1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:

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