Meanings
adverbdiaphanously (comparative more diaphanously, superlative most diaphanously)
comparative more diaphanously · superlative most diaphanously
- In a diaphanous manner.
The nightclubs generally provide liquor (at a price), pretty girls who are clad diaphanously but extremely effectively, a tiny space in which to dance [...] and food[.]
1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 89
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Translations
Polish ażurowo, przezroczyście
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