intricately en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English intricate Middle English -ly English -ly English intricately From intricate + -ly.
Meanings
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In an intricate manner; with involution or infoldings; with perplexity or intricacy.
Charles followed the girl into the gallery, down which she was slowly proceeding, holding the little twisted scroll in her hand, and looking at it with that expression of fear and curiosity which seems to say, "Now, if you were not so intricately folded, I would open you and see your contents; but I shall not be able to replace these folds in proper order if I do—still, I have a great mind to try."
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXIV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 277:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more intricately | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most intricately | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |