longly

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adverb

For a long time; wearisomely.

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Meanings

adverblongly (comparative more longly, superlative most longly)

comparative more longly · superlative most longly

  1. For a long time; wearisomely.
  2. obsoleteWith longing desire.

    Master, you looked so longly on the maid,

    c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]

Origin

From long + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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