ceremoniously

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English ceremonious

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 ceremoniously

From ceremonious + -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

ceremoniously (comparative more ceremoniously, superlative most ceremoniously)

1. In a ceremonious manner.
   • 1999, Hell to Pay, →ISBN, page 19:

     After a simply marvelous, entertaining two and a half hour meal, they reclaimed their shoes and ceremoniously bid their sayonaras to the Japanese girls.