unnicely

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adverb

In a way that is not nice.

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Meanings

adverbunnicely (comparative more unnicely, superlative most unnicely)

comparative more unnicely · superlative most unnicely

  1. In a way that is not nice.

    Nor Court nor Citie had ſhe ſeene, yeat eithers prayſe ſhe had: / So much more vvorth by hovve much leſſe ſhe vvas vn-nicely clad.

    1602, William Warner, “The Seventh Booke. Chapter XXXVI.”, in Albions England. A Continued Historie of the Same Kingdome, from the Originals of the First Inhabitants thereof: […], 5th edition, London: […] Edm[und] Bollifant for George Potter, […], →OCLC, page 173

Origin

From unnice + -ly.

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Chicago

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