greyly

adv — 2 senses

greyly

adv

Etymology From grey + -ly.

1

In a grey way; in partial light.

The interior of the kitchen we now saw grayly for the first time.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 198:

2

With a dreary or gloomy countenance.

I got a compartment to myself, and sat with folded arms, looking grayly at the sunlit devastation that flowed past the windows1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 292:

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