"lovesickly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lovesickly [comparative], most lovesickly [superlative]
Etymology: lovesick + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lovesick|ly}} lovesick + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} lovesickly (comparative more lovesickly, superlative most lovesickly)
  1. Characterized by or suffering from lovesickness to an uhealthy degree.
    Sense id: en-lovesickly-en-adj-XsfjW9So Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 95 5

Adverb

Forms: more lovesickly [comparative], most lovesickly [superlative]
Etymology: lovesick + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lovesick|ly}} lovesick + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} lovesickly (comparative more lovesickly, superlative most lovesickly)
  1. In a lovesick manner.
    Sense id: en-lovesickly-en-adv-LrN60oak

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