ORNATELY

ornately

(adverb) in an ornate manner; “the cradle was ornately carved”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

ornately (comparative more ornately, superlative most ornately)

In an ornate manner.

Anagrams

• Tyrolean, neolatry, tyrolean

Source: Wiktionary


Or*nate"ly, adv.

Definition: In an ornate manner. Sir T. More.

ORNATE

Or*nate", a. Etym: [L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn.]

1. Adorned; decorated; beautiful. "So bedecked, ornate, and gay." Milton.

2. Finely finished, as a style of composition. A graceful and ornate rhetoric. Milton.

Or*nate", v. t.

Definition: To adorn; to honor. [R.] They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. Latimer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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