winefully en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈwʌɪnfəli/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From wineful + -ly.
Meanings
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While full of wine; drunkenly.
I had drunk much wine and afterward coffee and strega and I explained, winefully, how we did not do the things we wanted to do; we never did such things.
1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 20:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more winefully | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most winefully | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |