Greenly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Greenly is an adjective meaning Characterized by greenness or lushness; verdant.
Meaning
Characterized by greenness or lushness; verdant.
More Meanings
- With a green color.
- In a naive or immature manner.
Example Sentences
What was that gleaming greenly on Mother's hand? A ring . . . Dad's present.
They […] proposed that we should join them in a plan to drench the president next morning with freezing water. We consented greenly enough.
How then is it possible that Methodism, that is, a religion of the heart, though it flourishes now as a greenly tree, should continue in this state?
Sylvia loved dancing, and knew "wall flowers" only by sight; therefore she was busy; her lover's gift shone greenly in bosom, hair, and fleecy skirts[…]
Synonyms for greenly
Depending on context, synonyms include lush, verdant, bosky, lavish, verdured, verdurous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include greyishly, brownly, reddishly, purplishly, yellowishly, greyly.
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