ornamentally en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English ornament English -al English ornamental 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 ornamentally From ornamental + -ly.
Meanings
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In an ornamental way.
a great heavy, many-armed candlesticklike thing which sits ornamentally in the center of the table
1993, Daniel Pool, What Jane Austen ate and Charles Dickens knew:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most ornamentally | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more ornamentally | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |