unillustriously en · ADV
Etymology
From unillustrious + -ly.
Meanings
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In a way that is not illustrious.
Knighted unillustriously among a horde of some three hundred others in the accession honours of 1603, he was subsequently well compensated by being made Baron Verulam[…]
1961, A. C. Ward, Illustrated History of English Literature, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unillustriously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unillustriously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |