redly

[ red-lee ]

adverb

1. with a red color or glow:

   a bonfire blazing redly in the dark.

Word History and Origins

Origin of redly¹

First recorded in 1605–15; red ¹ + -ly

Example Sentences

Then it rose redly into the purpled sky, resembling a black eye.

From Literature

Very bright was that sword when it was made whole again; the light of the sun shone redly in it, and the light of the moon shone cold, and its edge was hard and keen.

From Literature

Their smoky glow flickered redly over the scraps and tatters of building material, as if they were the last remaining flames of a great conflagration, staying alive out of pure malice.

From Literature

They gaped redly against the innkeeper’s fair skin, as if he had been slashed with a barber’s razor or a piece of broken glass.

From Literature

Monet stared redly at Dr. Musoke, but there was no movement in the eyeballs, and the pupils were dilated.

From Literature