Meanings
adverbopalescently (comparative more opalescently, superlative most opalescently)
comparative more opalescently · superlative most opalescently
- In an opalescent manner.
The light seemed to boil opalescently, like liquid soap shaken gently in a bottle.
1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 345
Origin
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opalescently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opalescently
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