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modernly

modernly

7.0
In a new style using recent ideas and new materials
  • adverb
  • /ˈmɒdərnli/
translation icon : modernamente
  • Jeff and Wicky lived in a very nice house, old-fashioned but modernly decorated, with a long white couch that fit together in an S-curve and Japanese low tables and such.

Examples

  • She is just egregiously modernly made-up.

  • The new apartment complex showcases modernly styled interiors that appeal to young professionals.

  • These professionals are modernly shown by wood, and those substructures are meant to fascinate dominant and infrared (never deaden down, as is erroneously the case with classic signature stoves).

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  • The restaurant was modernly designed, featuring sleek furniture and contemporary artwork.

  • She dresses modernly, opting for minimalist fashion that reflects the latest trends.

Synonyms

contemporarily
vsmodernly
1 7.0

In a way that follows present styles

is more general in style rather than tied to current trends
futuristically
vsmodernly
6.6

In a way that looks very modern and advanced

is about behaving in a current style rather than pointing to the future

How Modern

innovatively
1 4.6
modernly
7.0

Surface Forms

modernly positive

Morphology

modernly = modern (transparent) = modern + ly

Formed by the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' from the adjective 'modern', meaning 'in a modern manner', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Modernly comes from the word modern, which goes back to the Latin word modo meaning 'just now' or 'recent'. So, to do something modernly is to do it in the style of the present, using today's ideas, tools, or design.