"thusly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈðʌs.li/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thusly.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: thus + -ly, dating from the 19th century, seemingly coined by educated writers to make fun of uneducated persons trying to sound genteel, with a false inference that thus is not an adverb. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thus|ly}} thus + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} thusly (not comparable)
  1. (proscribed) thus (in this way). Tags: not-comparable, proscribed
    Sense id: en-thusly-en-adv-0W5Wb4nx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 49 51
  2. (proscribed) thus (therefore) Tags: not-comparable, proscribed
    Sense id: en-thusly-en-adv-2Q1TXUHf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 49 51

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