Meanings
adverbadultly (comparative more adultly, superlative most adultly)
comparative more adultly · superlative most adultly
- In an adult manner; not childishly.
Can't we all sit down and discuss this adultly, without the childish name-calling?
1 more example
Jerry smiled adultly, shook his head wisely and said softly, ‘That doesn’t matter.’
1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 22
Origin
- Latinadolēscō
- Latinadultu
- Frenchadulte
- Englishadult
- Englishadultly
Translations
Polish dorośle
- doroślein an adult manner
Portuguese adultamente
- adultamentein an adult manner
Cite this entry
APA
adultly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adultly
MLA
“adultly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adultly. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adultly,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adultly.
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