warmly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈwɔɹmli/
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/ˈwɔɹmli/ · /ˈwɔːmli/

Definition of warmly

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a manner that maintains warm temperature.
    “Be sure to dress warmly today!”
    “When praying in winter — and the winter in Regensburg was very cold — one should not shorten the prayers. He who is not warmly dressed, should go home.”
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adv

  1. In a manner that maintains warm temperature.
    “Be sure to dress warmly today!”
    “When praying in winter — and the winter in Regensburg was very cold — one should not shorten the prayers. He who is not warmly dressed, should go home.”
  2. In a warm, friendly manner.
    “I said so - I said so warmly, for I felt that the Professor was an ill-used man.”
  3. (dated)With emotion, especially some anger; somewhat hotly.
    “Elinor then ventured to doubt the propriety of her receiving such a present from a man so little, or at least so lately known to her. This was too much. “You are mistaken, Elinor,” said she warmly, “in supposing I know very little of Willoughby."”
    “"So you let the German spy slip through your fingers after all," protested Mr Carlyle warmly.”

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Etymology

From warm + -ly.

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