loyally C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈlɔɪəli/ UK /ˈlɔɪəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a faithful and devoted manner She served the company loyally for thirty years. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a faithful and devoted... faithfullydevotedlysteadfastlystaunchlydutifullytruly ↔ Opposites disloyallytreacherouslyfaithlessly Word family Related forms loyalloyaltyloyalistdisloyal Etymology AI details From loyal + -ly. Loyal comes from Old French leial, loial, from Latin legalis ('legal'), from lex ('law'). loyal Old French legalis Latin lex Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # loyally **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈlɔɪəli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɔɪəli/ ## Meanings 1. in a faithful and devoted manner ## Examples - She served the company loyally for thirty years. ## Synonyms - faithfully - devotedly - steadfastly - staunchly - dutifully - truly ## Antonyms - disloyally - treacherously - faithlessly ## Related Forms - loyal - loyalty - loyalist - disloyal ## Roots and Affixes - Root: loyal - Root: legalis - Root: lex ## Etymology From loyal + -ly. Loyal comes from Old French leial, loial, from Latin legalis ('legal'), from lex ('law'). ## AI Etymology Loyally comes from loyal + -ly. Loyal comes from Old French leial, loial, from Latin legalis ('legal'), from lex ('law'). The etymological trail includes Old French loyal, Latin legalis, Latin lex. The same word family includes loyal, loyalty, loyalist, disloyal. Its current adverb use means "in a faithful and devoted manner". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown