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greenly

greenly

1 6.7
In a green way like grass
  • adverb
  • /ˈɡriːnli/
: de manera verdosa
  • The neon sign illuminated the street greenly, attracting the attention of passersby.
  • glowed greenly

Examples

  • At night, the fireflies danced in the garden, lighting it greenly with their flickering glow.

  • The digital clock glows greenly at me.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • In the red light, the banks of instruments and electronic equipment glowed greenly.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The green lamp reflected greenly in the ski mask's portholes.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The glow grew, permeating a section of forest, as if a lighthouse beam from behind made every leaf glow greenly.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Neon lights were blinking in the bright sunshine, and ahead of us, the MGM Grand rose greenly from the gravelly desert.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The forest looked beautiful as the sunlight filtered through the leaves, making everything glow greenly.

Surface Forms

greenly positive

Morphology

greenly = green (transparent) = green + ly

The adverb is a straightforward, productive formation from the adjective 'green' with the frequent adverbial suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

Greenly comes from the simple adjective green, meaning 'the color of leaves and new growth', plus the ending -ly, which makes a word tell how something is done, as in slowly. So greenly means 'in a green way', like hills or leaves shining after the rain.