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delectably en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈlɛktəbli/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English delectable Middle English -ly English -ly English delectably From delectable + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a delectable manner; delightfully.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:delectably.
   • Podson had dug out an Edgar Wallace from those sixpenny novels thrown aside by Bradly and was now spread out on the verandah on the bed pillows, very delectably at ease. 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 76:

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