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Definition of Modishly
1. Adverb. In a stylish manner. "He was smartly dressed"
Definition of Modishly
1. Adverb. In a modish manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Modishly
1. modish [adv] - See also: modish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Modishly
Literary usage of Modishly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Some Thoughts Concerning Education by John Locke (1880)
"... and making legs modishly.1 Teach them humility, and to j| be good-natured, if
you can, and this sort of manners ". will not be wanting ; civility being, ..."
2. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"The newcomer is Madeline Guest, probably in her late twenties, modishly garbed
and attractively petite. Madeline is hoping to hear ..."
3. Spectator (The)by Richard Steele, Joseph Addison by Richard Steele, Joseph Addison (1836)
"As the letter was very modishly checkered with this modern military eloquence,
I shall present my reader with ж copy of it. " Sm, " Upon the junction of the ..."
4. Publications (1822)
"You need not wonder we damn you fanatics, for it is come to pass, a man is not
thought to speak modishly without wishing his own damnation. ..."
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