Covidly

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English

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Etymology

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From Covid +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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Covidly (comparative more Covidly, superlative most Covidly)

  1. (informal) With regards or respect to COVID-19.
    • 2020, Samuel Alexander, Brendan Gleeson, Urban Awakenings: Disturbance and Enchantment in the Industrial City, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, →DOI, →ISBN, page 250:
      Our penultimate perambulation took us to the sanctuary of CERES in East Brunswick, where we meandered around a Covidly quiet demonstration project on the first day of winter.
    • 2021 January 17, Abby Ellin, “Zoom Cakes, and the Other Joys of Tiny Weddings”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, page ST11:
      Covidly speaking, it’s not safe to waltz down the aisle clutching a bouquet the size of a Ferris wheel, in a dress that matches the window treatments, before hundreds of your besties.
    • 2021 December 9, “It’s Still a Magical Time of the Year”, in The Gazette, Blackpool, England, →ISSN:
      We have candles too, mostly battery-operated ones; also a few party invitations, though they’re either Covidly restrained, have been cancelled, or come with requests to test beforehand.
    • 2022 February 8, Daniel Riley, “The Metamorphosis of Robert Pattinson”, in GQ[2]:
      Outside, it is cold, dark, and covidly nihilistic (in other words, all vaguely DC), and the weather reminds Pattinson about how his boiler recently needed fixing.