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[ air-uh-lee ] / ˈɛər ə li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR airily ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbin a lively or breezy manner; jauntily. lightly; delicately. Origin of airily1760–70; see airy, -ly OTHER WORDS FROM airilyun·air·i·ly, adverbWords nearby airilyair hole, air horn, airhose, air hostess, air hunger, airily, airiness, airing, air injection, air-intake, airish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for airily“Something to do with bankruptcy and an ancient honorary decree,” she said, airily. Freud's Artistic Legacy|Casey Schwartz|January 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST Coakley airily suggested that maybe she could hold a fundraiser. The Kennedys React|Lloyd Grove|January 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST “And I think I got my rice deposited as well452 as some of the rest of you girls,” declared Alexia airily. Five Little Peppers at School|Margaret Sidney God's wrath must be harder to bear than the bitter humiliation to which her mother had so airily condemned her. A Bride of the Plains|Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Well, its only on your account that I dont, she said, airily. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905|Various Peter perched herself upon the gate; and airily told the sea that it was all a mistake, she had no desire whatever to reach it. Twos and Threes|G. B. Stern "If Win goes away, I shall be the eldest daughter at home," said Letty airily, shaking out her short skirts. The Luckiest Girl in the School|Angela Brazil
British Dictionary definitions for airily
adverbin a jaunty or high-spirited manner in a light or delicate manner Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to airilyeasily, delicately, casually, tenderly, moderately, gingerly, softly, simply, mildly, freely, quietly, slightly, sparsely, faintly, thinly, subtly, smoothly, gently, willingly, brightly |