"Elizabethanly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more Elizabethanly [comparative], most Elizabethanly [superlative]
Etymology: From Elizabethan + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Elizabethan|ly}} Elizabethan + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} Elizabethanly (comparative more Elizabethanly, superlative most Elizabethanly)
  1. In an Elizabethan manner.

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