archly
archly · more archly · most archly
verschmitzt, schlau
In an arch manner; slylyIn an arch manner; slyly.
US/ˈɑɹt͡ʃ.li/
» "What have you got in that box?" "A cake," said Anne archly.
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesIn an arch manner; slyly.
verschmitzt, schlau
in an arch manner; with playful slyness or roguishness
(not comparable)In the form of an arch.
Examples
1 sentences"What have you got in that box?" "A cake," said Anne archly.
Translations
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By meaning 1
in an arch manner:
Forms
more archly, most archly| Comparative | more archly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most archly |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedarch
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.