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Etymology
Etymology tree English verdant Middle English -ly English -ly English verdantly From verdant + -ly.
Meanings
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In a verdant manner; in a fashion indicating greenness (green color.)
With that she left me, and soon returned with a volume, verdantly bound, and garnished with a curious frontispiece in green,—nothing less, than a fragment of real moss cunningly pressed to a fly-leaf.
1850, Herman Melville, Hawthorne and His Mosses:Let thy loveliness fade as it will; / And, around the dear ruin each wish of my heart / Would entwine itself verdantly still!
1808, “Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms”, in Thomas Moore (lyrics), Irish Melodies:
- In a verdant manner; in a fashion indicating greenness (naivety.)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most verdantly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more verdantly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |