Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable, proscribed)Thus (in this way).

    in the way indicated

  2. (not comparable, proscribed)Thus (therefore)

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The Grand Prince of Finland pronounced thusly: all who are able to shall take up arms.

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Origin

From thus + -ly, dating from the 19th century, seemingly coined by educated writers to mak

From thus + -ly, dating from the 19th century, seemingly coined by educated writers to make fun of uneducated persons trying to sound genteel, with a false inference that thus is not an adverb.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

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