breezily

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English breeze

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English breezy

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English breezily

From breezy + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹiː.zɪ.li/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹi.zə.li/
• (Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹiː.zə.li/, [ˈbɹɪi.zə.li], /ˈbɹiːz.li/, [ˈbɹɪiz.li]

Adverb

breezily (comparative more breezily, superlative most breezily)

1. In a breezy manner.

   He swings breezily into the title song.

   • 2024 February 29, Brian Lowry, “‘Elsbeth’ turns Carrie Preston’s ‘The Good Wife’ role into a breezy good time”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     After fighting “The Good Fight” for streaming, the producers of “The Good Wife” indulge in a more CBS-friendly spinoff with “Elsbeth,” which breezily takes Carrie Preston’s quirky title character and turns her into a modern version of “Columbo.”

Translations

In a breezy manner

• Catalan: airosament (ca)
• Finnish: reippaasti (fi)