opalescently

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English

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Etymology

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From opalescent +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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opalescently (comparative more opalescently, superlative most opalescently)

  1. In an opalescent manner.
    • 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 345:
      The light seemed to boil opalescently, like liquid soap shaken gently in a bottle.