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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin upupader. Vulgar Latin ūppader. Old French huppeder. Middle French duppe French duperbor. English dupe Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English dupable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English dupably From dupable + -ly.
Meanings
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In a dupable manner.
I thought it particularly unfortunate, inappropriate, ill-conceived and dupably injudicious that the United States should have been cast in the leading role as prosecutors and implementators of the trials of German participants or principals.
1992, Institute for Historical Review, The Journal of Historical Review, Volume 12, Issue 2
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most dupably | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more dupably | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |