faultlessly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɒlt.ləs.li/ (UK)
- /ˈfɔlt.ləs.li/ (US)
- /ˈfɑlt.ləs.li/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈfɔːlt.ləs.li/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English faultless Middle English -ly English -ly English faultlessly From faultless + -ly.
Meanings
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In a faultless manner.
It is much easier to detect a fault than to produce a harmonious arrangement. And it is much easier for a man to see faults in a lady’s dress than to give directions for dressing faultlessly.
1849, Timothy Shay Arthur, Advice to Young Ladies:The interior of the "castle" was as faultlessly neat as its exterior was novel. The entire space, some twenty feet by forty, was subdivided into several small sleeping-rooms; the apartment into which he first entered, serving equally for the ordinary uses of its inmates, and for a kitchen.
1841, J[ames] Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer: A Tale. […], 1st British edition, volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC:To the casual eye a mere smart and shining youth of less than thirty summers, faultlessly appointed in every particular, he yet stood among his progeny[…]
1904, Henry James, The Golden Bowl:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more faultlessly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most faultlessly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
unfailingly · impeccably · immaculately
Translations (2)
ru безупре́чно (in a faultless manner) · pl bezbłędnie (in a faultless manner)