flawlessly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈflɔːləsli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈflɔləsli/ without the cot–caught merger
- (US) audio cot-caught
- /ˈflɔləsle/ (Scotland)
- /ˈfloːləsli/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /-lɪ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈflɑləsli/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈfloːləsli/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /-li/ (Scotland)
- /ˈflɔːlɪsli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English flawless Middle English -ly English -ly English flawlessly From flawless + -ly.
Meanings
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In a flawless manner.
An all-round terrific lady: sweet, compassionate, busty, pert-nosed, prone to floods of sudden tears, a lover of mini-skirts and tall leather boots and snug sweaters, which you somehow wore with total innocence, a worrier, a sweet ruminator by windows. a girl possessed of incredibly long. elegant eyelashes. and of course more flawlessly managed hair than a salonful of average girls could ever grow.
2008, Christopher Goffard, Snitch Jacket, page 74:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most flawlessly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more flawlessly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
hu makulátlanul (in a flawless manner) · fi moitteettomasti (in a flawless manner) · ca perfectament (in a flawless manner) · de fehlerfrei (in a flawless manner) · hu hibátlanul (in a flawless manner) · fi virheettömästi (in a flawless manner) · sv felfritt (in a flawless manner) · de makellos (in a flawless manner) · tr kusursuzca (in a flawless manner) · sv klanderfritt (in a flawless manner) · pt impecavelmente (in a flawless manner) · pl bezbłędnie (in a flawless manner) · hu tökéletesen (in a flawless manner) · sv oklanderligt (in a flawless manner)