saccharinely en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor. Latin saccharon New Latin saccharum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English saccharine 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 saccharinely From saccharine + -ly.
Meanings
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In a saccharine manner.
Switching the bulletin immediately, Mother recounts some observations of mine as if I’ve spent the entire morning mouthing extraordinarily brilliant, saccharinely sweet and fetchingly naive remarks.
1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 85:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most saccharinely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more saccharinely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |