learnedly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English learned 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 learnedly From learned + -ly.
Meanings
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In an educated and knowledgeable manner.
The professor spoke learnedly for an hour about his abstruse scholarship; but he couldn't string two words together to speak to the pretty woman.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| learnèdly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most learnedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more learnedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
fi oppineesti (in an educated manner) · de gelehrt (in an educated manner) · bg научно (in an educated manner)