"blackly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈblækli/ Forms: more blackly [comparative], most blackly [superlative]
Etymology: From black + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|black|ly}} black + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} blackly (comparative more blackly, superlative most blackly)
  1. With a black appearance.
    Sense id: en-blackly-en-adv-wyhE7DwC
  2. Darkly or gloomily.
    Sense id: en-blackly-en-adv-8HtuwhAN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 7 93 0
  3. Wickedly.
    Sense id: en-blackly-en-adv-ICNIT2rj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (blackly): nigre (Esperanto)
Disambiguation of 'blackly': 0 0 0

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