Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Secretly.
- Solitarily; hence, sadly; mournfully.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb obsolete Secretly; grievously; mournfully.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb obsolete
Secretly . - adverb obsolete
Sternly ,imposingly .
Etymologies
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From dern + -ly.
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hernesheir commented on the word dernly
Sadly, the adverb dernly is used ever so very infrequently.
dearnly
November 15, 2012
dddfdgff commented on the word dernly
Wonderful.
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November 17, 2012