pregnantly en · ADV
Etymology
From pregnant + -ly.
Meanings
- In a pregnant manner.
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(obsolete) unresistingly; openly; hence, clearly, evidently
A thousand moral paintings I can show / That shall demonstrate these quick blows of Fortune's / More pregnantly than words.
c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], line 95:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pregnantly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pregnantly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |