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rosily

rosily

5.4
In a pink, flushed way like cheeks after running
  • adverb
  • /ˈroʊzɪli/
translation icon : rosado
  • The sky turned rosily as the sun began to set behind the mountains.

Examples

  • Bradley comes into the kitchen, freshly showered and rosily sunburned, and Cara says in dialect, "See!"

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Her cheeks looked rosily flushed after the brisk walk in the cold air.

  • The flowers bloomed rosily in the spring garden, attracting many bees.

Synonyms

redly
vsrosily
1 9.1

In a way that has a red color or glow

applies to lighter and mid warm shades as well as stronger ones
pinkly
vsrosily
6.2

With a soft pink color

includes both light warm tints and stronger warm tones

Surface Forms

rosily positive

Morphology

rosily = rosy (transparent) = rosy + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'rosy' by adding '-ly', so the meaning is directly derived from the base adjective.

Etymology

Rosily comes from the word rosy, which comes from the flower rose and its pink color. So, rosily means 'in a pink or flushed way', as when someone's cheeks go pink after exercise.