classicly

adv

classicly

adv

Etymology From classic + -ly.

1

In a classic way.

  • He was a classicly educated man, but he had a brusque manner...1887, Elizabeth Moore Chapin, American Court Gossip:
  • Tilting your head to the side, inching a clip off your ear as you answer the phone, is a classicly flirtatious act, like dabbing wrists with perfume or slipping into high heels.2007 January 11, Alexa Brazilian, “Clip-Ons Are Back. Fondling Allowed.”, in New York Times:
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