approvedlyadv.
/əˈpruːvɪdli/ In an approved manner or degree.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adverb] > in an approved manner
approvedly1611
1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. viii. vii. 403/1 Bare himselfe most approuedly towards the vertuous.
1654 J. Hall Apol. Let. 3 Approvedly Orthodox Doctours.
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adv.1611- you can'it is hard to teach an old dog new tricks
- you can'it's hard to keep a good man down
- you can't catch an old bird with chaff
- you can't do that there 'ere
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- you can't polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter
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- you can't talk!
- you can't teach an old dog new tricks
- you can't think
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- you can't win them all
- you cannot fly with one wing
- you could cut something with a knife
- you could cut with a knife
- you could have fooled me
- you could have heard a pin drop
- you could have heard a pin fall