Sagely
[seidʒli]
Definition
(adv.) In a sage manner; wisely.
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Examples
- You'll come back,' said Gerald, nodding sagely. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- A chorus of bystanders took up the shout of Count Smorltork's praise, shook their heads sagely, and unanimously cried, 'Very! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Something or somebody has been here, was sagely averred. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Our power of being happy lies a good deal in ourselves, I believe, remarked Caroline sagely. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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