abandonedly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /əˈbæn.dn̩.əd.li/ (General-American)
- /əˈbæn.dn̩.əd.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English abandoned Middle English -ly English -ly English abandonedly From abandoned + -ly.
Meanings
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With abandon, without restraint.
In the first days of their love she had been his slave; she had admired him abandonedly.
1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!, Part 4, Chapter 1:For though the harpooneers, with the great body of the crew, were a far more barbaric, heathenish, and motley set than any of the tame merchant-ship companies which my previous experiences had made me acquainted with, still I ascribed this—and rightly ascribed it—to the fierce uniqueness of the very nature of that wild Scandinavian vocation in which I had so abandonedly embarked.
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “Chapter 28”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most abandonedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more abandonedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |