What does frownfully mean?
Frownfully means In a frownful manner.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a frownful manner.
Olive very quickly said, " A bat, dear," and winked frownfully through the leaves. We were in the Blenheim-orange tree — secure from any one creeping up behind.
Nurse B, in contrast, frownfully wonders how such imbeciles could ever come to exist.
Use frownfully when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Frownfully means In a frownful manner.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Olive very quickly said, " A bat, dear," and winked frownfully through the leaves. We were in the Blenheim-orange tree — secure from any one creeping up behind.
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