"sunlessly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more sunlessly [comparative], most sunlessly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English sunless Middle English -ly English -ly English sunlessly From sunless + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|sunless|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English sunless Middle English -ly English -ly English sunlessly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sunlessly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sunlessly"> From sunless + -ly., {{ety|en|:af|sunless|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥der. Proto-Germanic *sunnô Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ Proto-West Germanic *sunnā Old English sunne Middle English sonne English sun Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English sunless Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English sunlessly From sunless + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} sunlessly (comparative more sunlessly, superlative most sunlessly)
  1. Without sun.
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