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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • abed/əˈbɛd/adverbC2In bed, in old or literary use.
  • abroad/əˈbɹɔːd/adverbB1+2 meaningsIn or to a country that is not your own.
  • aloft/əˈlɔft/adverbC2Up in or into the air.
  • anon/əˈnɑn/adverbC2Soon, or in a little while.
  • askance/əˈskæns/adverbC2With a sideways look of doubt or disapproval.
  • astern/əˈstɝn/
adverb
C2
At or towards the back of a ship.
  • asunder/əˈsʌndə/adverbC2Into separate pieces, in old use.
  • catastrophicallyadverbC2To a disastrous degree.
  • diligently/ˈdɪlɪd͡ʒ(ə)ntli/adverbC2With steady and careful effort.
  • en pointeadverbC2Balanced on the very tips of the toes.
  • figurativelyadverbC2In an imaginative sense rather than a literal one.
  • formidably/ˈfɔːɹ.mɪ.dəb.li/adverbC2To a degree that inspires respect and some fear.
  • haughtilyadverbC2In a proud way that looks down on others.
  • henceforth/hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/adverbC2From this moment on.
  • hitherto/ˌhɪðəˈtuː/adverbC2Up until this point in time.
  • impeccably/ɪmˈpɛk.ə.bli/adverbC2Without a single flaw.
  • imperceptiblyadverbC2In a way too slight to be noticed.
  • inexorably/ɪnˈɛk.sə.ɹə.bli/adverbC2In a way that nothing can stop or turn aside.
  • inter aliaadverbC2Among other things.
  • intrinsicallyadverbC2By its own essential nature.
  • nigh/naɪ/adverbC2Near.
  • nonchalantlyadverbC2In a casually unconcerned manner.
  • nostalgicallyadverbC2With fond longing for an earlier time.
  • ostensibly/ɒˈstɛn.sɪ.bli/adverbC2As it is made to appear, though the truth may differ.
  • perchance/ˌpɜːˈtʃɑːns/adverbC2Perhaps, in old or poetic use.
  • perforce/pəˈfɔːs/adverbC2Because there was no other choice.
  • pray/pɹeɪ/verbA22 meaningsTo speak to a god.
  • privily/ˈpɹɪvɪli/adverbC2Secretly, in old use.
  • resoundingly/ɹɪˈzaʊndɪŋli/adverbC2In a way that is emphatic and beyond argument.
  • slantwiseadverbC2At a slope rather than straight.
  • summarily/səˈmɛɹɪli/adverbC2Done at once and without the usual formalities.
  • thence/ðɛns/adverbC2From that place or that fact.
  • unnervingly/ˈʌnˈnɜːvɪŋlɪ/adverbC2In a way that quietly takes away your confidence.
  • verbatim/vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm/<a:RP><ref:<<name:COED-etym&RPpron>>>adverbC2Repeated word for word, exactly as said.
  • verily/ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/adverbC2Truly, in old or biblical use.
  • whence/ʍɛns/adverbC12 meaningsFrom where, in old or formal use.