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archly

[ ahrch-lee ]

adverb

  1. in an arch or roguish manner.


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  • un·archly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of archly1

First recorded in 1655–65; arch 2 + -ly

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Example Sentences

"Sufficient guarantee," said her father, smiling archly as he looked up to his son, whose fair face had coloured deep red.

When they walked down to the shore she smiled archly at Mayo from under the brim of a very fetching straw poke.

Ah, you profess to love Scotland very much,” said Bertha archly, “but your brother evidently loves it more than you do.

Whereat Miss Tripp laughed archly and playfully shook a daintily gloved finger at him.

Nick intimated that he himself was not eager for more people, whereupon Mrs. Gresham rather archly smiled.

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