disquietly en · ADV
Etymology
From disquiet + -ly.
Meanings
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In a disquiet manner.
We have seen the best of our time: / machinations, hollowness, treachery, and all / ruinous disorders, follow us disquietly to our / graves […]
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii], lines 111–114:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more disquietly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most disquietly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |