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blackly

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[blak-lee] / ˈblæk li /

adverb

  1. darkly; gloomily.

  2. wickedly.

    a plot blackly contrived to wreak vengeance.

  3. angrily.

    blackly refusing to yield to reason.

Etymology

Origin of blackly

First recorded in 1555–65; black + -ly

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