释义
[ hwahyt -lee, wahyt - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈʰwaɪt li, ˈwaɪt- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adverb with a white hue or color: The sun shone whitely.
Origin of whitely late Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at white, -ly
Words nearby whitely white-lipped peccary, white liquor, whitelist, white-livered, white lung, whitely , white magic, white mahogany, Whiteman, white man's burden, white Mariposa
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Example sentences from the Web for whitely So when Whitely got the call, at about 1:15, he went on over.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis | Richard Ben Cramer| January 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
There is another courage, whitely desperate, which owns no element of prudence, and against which no odds prevail.
The Sunset Trail | Alfred Henry Lewis
Am I to blame for reading in this the story of Mr. Whitely 's courtship of you?
The Story of an Untold Love | Paul Leicester Ford
Most of the days of that February had been whitely brilliant, the nights heavy with malignant doubts of wartime.
Wilderness of Spring | Edgar Pangborn
I could only stand silent, and after waiting a little Mr. Whitely remarked, "You see!"
The Story of an Untold Love | Paul Leicester Ford
Under their heavy lids his sightless eyeballs, whitely opaque and lusterless, turned mutely toward the sound of the horse hoofs.
The Valiants of Virginia | Hallie Erminie Rives
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