steamily en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈstiːmɪli/
Etymology
From steamy + -ly.
Meanings
-
In a steamy manner.
Behind him, through a wall of plate glass, gray Manhattan sulked steamily under a drifting pall of April rain.
2008 January 13, Benjamin Black, “The Lemur”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more steamily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most steamily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |