classicly

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adverb

In a classic way.

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Meanings

adverbclassicly (comparative more classicly, superlative most classicly)

comparative more classicly · superlative most classicly

  1. In a classic way.

    He was a classicly educated man, but he had a brusque manner...

    1887, Elizabeth Moore Chapin, American Court Gossip
    1 more example

    Tilting your head to the side, inching a clip off your ear as you answer the phone, is a classicly flirtatious act, like dabbing wrists with perfume or slipping into high heels.

    2007 January 11, Alexa Brazilian, “Clip-Ons Are Back. Fondling Allowed.”, in New York Times

Origin

From classic + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

classicly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicly

MLA

“classicly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “classicly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicly.

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