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airily

[ air-uh-lee ]

/ ˈɛər ə li /

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adverb

in a lively or breezy manner; jauntily.

lightly; delicately.

Origin of airily

1760–70; see airy, -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM airily

un·air·i·ly, adverb

Words nearby airily

airframe, airfreight, airglow, airhead, airhose, airily, airiness, airing, airish, airless, airlift

Example sentences from the Web for airily

“Something to do with bankruptcy and an ancient honorary decree,” she said, airily.

Freud's Artistic Legacy |Casey Schwartz |January 25, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Coakley airily suggested that maybe she could hold a fundraiser.

The Kennedys React |Lloyd Grove |January 21, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
“And I think I got my rice deposited as well452 as some of the rest of you girls,” declared Alexia airily.

Five Little Peppers at School |Margaret Sidney
God's wrath must be harder to bear than the bitter humiliation to which her mother had so airily condemned her.

A Bride of the Plains |Baroness Emmuska Orczy

Well, its only on your account that I dont, she said, airily.

Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 |Various
Peter perched herself upon the gate; and airily told the sea that it was all a mistake, she had no desire whatever to reach it.

Twos and Threes |G. B. Stern
"If Win goes away, I shall be the eldest daughter at home," said Letty airily, shaking out her short skirts.

The Luckiest Girl in the School |Angela Brazil

British Dictionary definitions for airily

airily

/ (ˈɛərɪlɪ) /

adverb

in a jaunty or high-spirited manner

in a light or delicate manner