saintlily

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adverb

In a saintly way.

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Meanings

adverbsaintlily (comparative more saintlily, superlative most saintlily)

comparative more saintlily · superlative most saintlily

  1. rareIn a saintly way.

    And how perfect she was, how daintily complete in mere physical beauty, from the heavy masses of her dark, copper-hued hair, and the sweet pale face, now looking so saintlily grave, and now bubbling with fun at some unexpected turn of humour […]

    1908, John William Brodie-Innes, Morag the Seal

Origin

From saintly + -ly.

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APA

saintlily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saintlily

MLA

“saintlily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saintlily. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saintlily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saintlily.

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