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WANLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wanly mean?
• WANLY (adverb)
The adverb WANLY has 1 sense:
1. in a weak or pale or languid manner
Familiarity information: WANLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a weak or pale or languid manner
Context example:
she was smiling wanly
Pertainym:
wan ((of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble)
Context examples
"Nothing happened," he said wanly. "I waited, and about four o'clock she came to the window and stood there for a minute and then turned out the light."
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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