weightlessly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English weightless Middle English -ly English -ly English weightlessly From weightless + -ly.
Meanings
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whilst weightless; without weight
Suddenly I saw him, gliding weightlessly down an escalator, looking remarkably grim: the Beast before he gets to kiss Beauty.
1987, Christina Hardyment, “Picking up Gold and Silver”, in Heidi’s Alp: One Family’s Search for Storybook Europe, Book Club edition, New York, N.Y.: The Atlantic Monthly Press, →OCLC, pages 99–100:The astronaut hung weightlessly in the capsule.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more weightlessly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most weightlessly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |