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English

Etymology

thus + -ly, dating from the 19th century and caused by a false inference that thus is not an adverb

Adverb

thusly

  1. Identical to thus when used as an adverb.


Quotations

  • 1893 — Isabel Burton, The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton KCMG, FRGS, Vol II
  • : Stories never lose anything in the recital, and consequently this one grew thusly.
  • 1995 — John P. Wiley Jr, quoting Edward R. Harrison, Smithsonian Magazine (December)
  • : The history of the Universe has been summed up thusly: "Hydrogen is a light, odorless gas, which, given enough time, turns into people."
  • 1996 — Charles Harding, High Rise Dwelling 1
  • : Going thusly, unwillingly at the bell,
    Answering the call to recycle my time.
WordNet thusly
adv : in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the
pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn:
thus, so]
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