WAKEFULLY

Etymology

Adverb

wakefully (comparative more wakefully, superlative most wakefully)

In a wakeful manner.

Source: Wiktionary


WAKEFUL

Wake"ful, a.

Definition: Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant. Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright. Dryden.

– Wake"ful*ly, adv.

– Wake"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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