praisefully

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

praiseful +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

praisefully (comparative more praisefully, superlative most praisefully)

  1. In a praiseful manner.
    • 1869, Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad:
      The Levant Herald is too fond of speaking praisefully of Americans to be popular with the Sultan, who does not relish our sympathy with the Cretans...