lawlessly

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adverb

In a lawless manner.

Similar
illegallyillicitly
Opposite
lawfully
OriginEnglish lawless ← Middle English laweles ← Proto-Germanic *lausaz →
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Meanings

adverblawlessly (comparative more lawlessly, superlative most lawlessly)

comparative more lawlessly · superlative most lawlessly

  1. In a lawless manner.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin an illegal manner

Similar
illegallyillicitly
Opposite
lawfully
Also see
illegallyillicitly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*lagą
  3. Old Norselag
  4. Old Norselǫg
  5. Old Englishlagu
  6. Middle Englishlawe
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. Middle Englishlaweles
  12. Englishlawless
  13. Englishlawlessly

From lawless + -ly.

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APA

lawlessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawlessly

MLA

“lawlessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawlessly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lawlessly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawlessly.

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