verdantlyadv.
/ˈvəːdntli/, U.S. /ˈvərd(ə)ntli/ a. In a green or verdant manner; freshly, flourishingly.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > age > youth > [adverb]
youngly1533
youthly1541
youthfully1581
youthlike1582
puerilely1654
verdantly1828
youthily1839
juvenilely1889
the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adverb]
greenly1582
verdantly1828
1828 T. Moore Believe me, if all Endearing Young Charms i Around the dear ruin each wish of my heart Would entwine itself verdantly still.
1847 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 257 The special song of Madame A. was ‘With verdure clad’... Madame B. elected to be ‘verdantly’ clothed.
b. In a raw or inexperienced manner; greenly.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adverb] > in inexperienced or innocent manner
verdantly1864
1864 R. B. Kimball Was he Successful? i. xiii. 151 Perhaps to give the young fellow who was so verdantly staring at him a start.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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