thusly

[thuhs-lee]

adverb

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; thus + -ly

Usage note
Some speakers and writers regard thusly as a pointless synonym for thus, and they avoid it or use it only for humorous effect.

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Thusly is always a great word to know.

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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

WordNet

thusly
adverb
in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; ('thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: thus]

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