archly

English

Etymology

arch +‎ -ly

Adverb

archly (comparative more archly, superlative most archly)

1. In an arch manner; slyly.
   • 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:

     Phoebe lay down by me, and ask'd me archly if, now that I had seen the enemy, and fully considered him, I was still afraid of him?

Translations

in an arch manner

• Catalan: maliciosament (ca)
• Esperanto: malice
• French: malicieusement (fr)
• Georgian: კეკლუცად (ḳeḳlucad), თამამად (tamamad)
• German: verschmitzt (de), schlau (de)
• Greek: χαιρέκακα (el) (chairékaka)
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• Italian: maliziosamente (it)
• Malagasy: ankasomparana (mg)
• Polish: ^{(please verify)} łobuzersko
• Portuguese: maliciosamente
• Spanish: maliciosamente (es)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} skälmskt