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thusly

thusly

7 8.1
In this way
  • adverb
  • /ˈðʌsli/
  • Informal
translation icon : así
  • Deford described it thusly: "A wonderful high school junior going into her senior year."
  • described thusly

They said, now then, boys, when you go to bed with a woman or a man, the penis is inserted into the vagina thusly, now go get them.

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Examples

  • The position I will advocate in what follows can be summarized thusly:

    Academic text (2016)
  • Suck in your stomach and walk thusly.

  • Some of their best citizens have been described thusly.

  • But it is what it is and will have to stand or fail thusly.

    Blog text (7)
  • Thusly, money is kept in circulation.

  • As I always do when working on a book, I introduce myself thusly: "My name is Jeff Pearlman."

    Blog text (21)
  • Stephen looked around and summed the burg up thusly.

  • Think Like a CEO, which he hosts with Jay Papizan, is described thusly on Apple Podcasts.

  • Professor Niels Blokker has described the issue thusly: "An increasing number of state functions can no longer be performed in splendid isolation."

    Academic text (2017)
  • The committee summarized the findings thusly: further research is needed to draw definite conclusions.

Synonyms

so
vsthusly
1.0

In the same way

is focused on the indicated manner rather than comparison with others
thus
vsthusly
  • Formal
324 3.0

In this way

is the same idea but about the indicated manner generally
thuswise
vsthusly
  • Archaic
9.6

In this way

is identical in meaning but differs only in form or style

Antonyms

780 1.1

In a way that is not the same as another person or thing

Surface Forms

thusly positive

Morphology

thusly = thus (transparent) = thus + ly

The meaning is directly predictable from 'thus' + the adverbial suffix '-ly'; learners who know 'thus' will understand 'thusly', though the form is stylistically marked.

Etymology

Thusly is simply the word thus with the adverb ending -ly, like quickly or slowly. It means 'in this way', so we use it to say how something is done.