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orientally en · ADV

Etymology

From oriental + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In an oriental manner.
    • “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;[…]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache. 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:

Forms

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more orientally Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most orientally Degree=Sup lexicographic