adv
Meaning 1
thus (in this way).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, proscribed
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
thusly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈðʌs.li/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: DH AH1 S L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
thus (therefore)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, proscribed
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in the way indicated; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- hold the brush so
- set up the pieces thus
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thus, so
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From thus + -ly, dating from the 19th century, seemingly coined by educated writers to make fun of uneducated persons trying to sound genteel, with a false inference that thus is not an adverb.