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.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in this way; thus (often... thus so accordingly

Word family

Related forms thus thuswise

Etymology

A 19th-century jocular or hypercorrect formation from thus + the adverbial suffix -ly; thus is from Old English thus.

thus Middle English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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