rustfully en · ADV
Etymology
From rustful + -ly.
Meanings
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In a rustful manner.
Load bearing Chrome butterflies that wreathe rustfully around my breast.
2013 Authumn, A Vickery, “Roadside; Contagious feeling”, in Island, number 132:He turned his slat chair, property of the house, squealing rustfully in the joints, so that he could not see the kitchen window.
2013, Thomas Berger, Crazy in Berlin: A Novel, →ISBN:Her sister, the Nevada, is reposing “rustfully” in the Alexandra Dock, Liverpool.
1893, The Japan Daily Mail - Volume 20, page 533:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most rustfully | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more rustfully | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |