thusly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈðʌsli/ UK /ˈðʌsli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in this way; thus (often used jocularly or affectedly) He arranged the cards thusly, then revealed the trick. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in this way; thus (often... thussoaccordingly Word family Related forms thusthuswise Etymology AI details A 19th-century jocular or hypercorrect formation from thus + the adverbial suffix -ly; thus is from Old English thus. thus Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thusly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈðʌsli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈðʌsli/ ## Meanings 1. in this way; thus (often used jocularly or affectedly) ## Examples - He arranged the cards thusly, then revealed the trick. ## Synonyms - thus - so - accordingly ## Related Forms - thus - thuswise ## Roots and Affixes - Root: thus ## Etymology A 19th-century jocular or hypercorrect formation from thus + the adverbial suffix -ly; thus is from Old English thus. ## AI Etymology Thusly is a 19th-century jocular or hypercorrect formation from thus + the adverbial suffix -ly; thus is from Old English thus. The historical chain includes Old English thus. The formation is best read as suffixal and compound: the word thusly carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a adv, "in this way; thus (often used jocularly or affectedly)". Related English forms include thus and thuswise. The result is a adv whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown