GREYLY

grayly, greyly

(adverb) having a grey appearance; “lonely creeks are opal in the dawn, sword-blue in the sun, greyly silver under misty moons”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

greyly (comparative more greyly, superlative most greyly)

In a grey way; in partial light.

With a dreary or gloomy countenance.

Source: Wiktionary


GREY

Grey, a.

Definition: See Gray (the correct orthography).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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Coffee Trivia

Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.

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