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Etymology
Etymology tree English euphemistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English euphemistically From euphemistic + -ally.
Meanings
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In a euphemistic manner.
Sex was the primary ingredient of the gatherings, which were euphemistically called "free house parties".
1964, James Holledge, Sex and the Australian Teenager, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 124:Today’s vast Swedish pornography industry got its start when the Vikings created what they euphemistically referred to as “Icelandic Sagas,” which were actually torrid porn carved on large rocks, or Runes.
2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “The murky world from whence it all came” (chapter 2), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 41:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most euphemistically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more euphemistically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
it eufemisticamente (in a euphemistic manner) · fi eufemistisesti (in a euphemistic manner) · ru эвфемисти́чески (in a euphemistic manner) · de euphemistisch (in a euphemistic manner) · fr euphémiquement (in a euphemistic manner) · ka ევფემისტურად (in a euphemistic manner) · gl eufemisticamente (in a euphemistic manner) · pl eufemistycznie (in a euphemistic manner) · fi kaunistelevasti (in a euphemistic manner)