breezilyadv.
/ˈbriːzɪli/ In a breezy manner. Also figurative (see breezy adj. 2b).
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adverb]
breezily1865
windily1866
the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adverb] > light-heartedly
lightlyc1225
carelessly1561
lightsomely1561
light-heartedly?1574
rakishly1700
jauntily1828
jauntingly1839
breezily1935
1865 Morning Star 1 June 2/1 Yesterday morning broke clearly, brightly, breezlly [sic].
1935 F. W. Crofts Crime at Guildford xi. 146 ‘Good morning, gentlemen,’ he said breezily.
1963 New Statesman 20 Dec. 902/3 She..refers quite breezily to her lack of relatives.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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