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redly

A2
adverb

Pronunciation

UK

  • /rˈɛdli/

US

  • /rˈɛdli/

Description

"Redly" is a very rare word. It means "with redness" or "in a red way," and it usually appears in literary or old-fashioned writing. You might see it when someone wants to paint a strong image, as in a face glowing red with heat, shame, or effort, or a fire shining with a deep red light. In everyday English, people usually choose clearer phrases like "glowing red" or "flushed red" instead.

Examples

  1. 1

    Firelight

    The coals in the stove still glowed redly after midnight.

    • Usage

      redly is rare and mainly literary; it is used in descriptions of light or color

  2. 2

    Harbor lights

    Through the fog, the harbor lamps shone redly over the water.

  3. 3

    Poetic sunset

    In the poem, the sunset burned redly behind the hills.

Forms and spellings

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Main spelling

  • redlyadverb