disagreeably en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English disagreeable Middle English -ly English -ly English disagreeably From disagreeable + -ly.
Meanings
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In a disagreeable manner.
Should the Court simply read abortion rights out of the Constitution, so that other institutions of society are free and able to make policy on procreation? Or, has America long since adapted, even if disagreeably, to the precedents?
2021, Lyle Denniston: The abortion rights reckoning, in: Lyle Denniston Law News, November 24 2021Detie was really far from easy in her mind about what she was doing, which is why she spoke so disagreeably[.]
1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 48:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more disagreeably | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most disagreeably | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |