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Meanings of ly in English
Unit of length used to express astronomical distances, defined as the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
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langley Usage of ly in English
1
Ensn Smith lookd about and got something to ly on and in.
2
But when he had a task to do, he did it faith-ful-ly.
3
Scott pointed to his computer and Tyrone shook his head violent- ly.
4
You may now ly and sleep till the day be far spent!
5
The lilt in his voice cut the edge in the room, momentari- ly.
6
Their actuality is impressed upon the retina in a marvellous ly definite way.
7
In J ly she made her father a green felt tie.
8
Babel and the ersatz Thursday glanced nervous ly at each other.
9
The Riesling was high ly rated for its refreshing lemon and lime zestiness.
10
He stared alternate- ly at Scott and the curious glass and ceramic remnants.
11
Gentlemen, this impudent young vil-ly-an is my nephew, Mr. Winn Caspar.
12
The phone on Scott Mason's desk had been unusually, but grateful- ly quiet.
13
First it's 'I can't leave, I'm involved in this,' all very martyr-ly and fatalistic.
14
And I'll try not to make this too writer-ly, but I'm fighting my instincts.
15
An offender rare ly spends more than one night there.
16
Two very good traits of course, but dangerous, tre-men-dous-ly dangerous.
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Ly across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common