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thusly

US/ˈðʌs.li/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in the way indicated

  • “hold the brush so”
  • “set up the pieces thus”
  • “thusly”
Synonyms

Origin

From thus + -ly, dating from the 19th century, seemingly coined by educated writers to make fun of uneducated persons trying to sound genteel, with a false inference that thus is not an adverb.

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