Meanings
adverbidyllically (comparative more idyllically, superlative most idyllically)
comparative more idyllically · superlative most idyllically
- In an idyllic manner.
The idea that children's literature should be light, carefree, and idyllically emptyheaded is a fairly recent one, a response to the early instructional primers, and Goody-Two Shoes moralizing of the late Victorians.
1974 February 2, Michael Bronski, “If You Believe in Fairies...”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 23
Origin
Translations
Esperanto idilie
- idiliein an idyllic manner
Greek ονειρεμένα
- ονειρεμένα (oneireména)in an idyllic manner
Italian idillicamente
- idillicamentein an idyllic manner
Russian идилли́чески
- идилли́чески (idillíčeski)in an idyllic manner
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Chicago
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