dismayfully en · ADV
Etymology
From dismayful + -ly.
Meanings
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(rare) In dismay.
Nought feared they what he could do or say, / But th'onely feare that was before their vew, / From which like mazed deare dismayfully they flew.
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most dismayfully | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more dismayfully | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |