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Definition: GENTILLY |
GENTILLYAdjective1. In a gentle or hoble manner; frankly. |
Date "GENTILLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1862. (references) |
Note: Gentilly \Gen"til*ly\, adverb. [From Gentil,]. (Websters 1913) |
"GENTILLY" is a common misspelling or typo for: Genially, Genteelly, Gentile, Gently. |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | At the upper end of the Rue de Petit Gentilly, he turned to the left and walked rapidly to the Rue du Petit Banquier. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
gentilly | 12 |
2 gentilly | 2 |
gentilly france | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Words rhyming with "GENTILLY" (pronounced 'Gen"til*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly, Acromegaly, Acronycally, Acrostically, Actionably, Actively, Actually, Acutely, Adaptly, Additionally, Adequately, Adherently, Adhesively, Adjacently, Adjectivally, Adjectively, Adjunctively, Adjunctly, Admirably, Admittedly, Adorably, Adoringly, Adorningly, Adroitly, Adulterously, Advantageously, Adventurously, Adverbially, Adversely, Advisably, Advisedly, Aerially, Affably, Affectedly, Affectingly, Affectionately, Affectively, Affirmatively, Afflictively, Affluently, Affrightedly, Affrontedly, Affrontingly, Agamically, Agedly, Aggravatingly, Aggregately, Agilely, Agitatedly, Agonistically, Agonizingly, Agreeably, Agreeingly, Airily, Alacriously, Alarmedly, Alchemically, Alertly, Algebraically, Alimentally, Allenarly, Allodially, Allopathically, Allowably, Allowedly, Allusively, Almightily, Alphabetically, Alterably, Alternately, Alternatively, Amatorially, Amazedly, Ambidextrously, Ambiguously, Ambitiously, Amblingly, Ambrosially, Amenably, Amiably, Amicably, Amorously, Amphibiously, Amphiboly, Amphitheatrically, Amply, Anacamptically, Analogically, Analytically, Anatomically, Ancestorially, Anciently, Angelically, Angerly, Angrily, Angularly, Animally, Animatedly, Anniversarily, Annually, Anomalistically, Anomalously, Anomaly, Anonymously, Answerably, Antecedently, Anteriorly, Antichristianly, Anticly, Antiquely, Antiseptically, Antithetically, Anxiously, Apathetically, Apertly, Aphoristically, Apishly, Apocalyptically, Apocryphally, Apologetically, Apostolically, Apparently, Appearingly, Appellatively, Applicatorily, Appliedly, Appreciatingly, Apprehensively, Appropriately, Approvedly, Approximately, Appulsively, Aptly, Arbitrarily, Archetypally, Archly, Arcuately, Ardently, Arduously, Argutely, Arithmetically, Arrantly, Arrogantly, Artfully, Articularly, Articulately, Artificially, Artlessly, Artly, Asexually, Ashamedly, ASSEMBLY, Assistantly, Assumably, Assumedly, Assuredly, Astatically, Astonishedly, Astringently, Atmospherically, Atomically, Attemperly, Attently, Attributively, Audaciously, Audibly, Augustly, Auricularly, Austerely, Authentically, Authenticly, Authorly, Autogenously, Automatically, Autoptically, Auxiliarly, Avaiably, Aversely, Avidiously, Avisely, Awfully, Awkly, Axially, Axiomatically, Backwardly, Badly, Baggily, Bakingly, Baldly, Balefully, Balkingly, Balmily, Baptismally, Barbarously, Barefacedly, Barely, Barometrically, Barrenly, Barruly, Basely, Bashfully, Bastardly, Bawdily, Bayardly, Beamily, Beamingly, Beastly, Becomingly, Befittingly, Behovely, Bellicosely, Belligerently, Beneficently, Beneficially, Benignly, Beseemly, Besottingly, Bestially, Biblically, Bibulously, Biennially, Bifariously, Bigly, Bigotedly, Billy, Bindingly, Binocularly, Bitingly, Bitterly, Blackguardly, Blackly, Blamelessly, Blandly, Blankly, Blasphemously, Blatantly, Blessedly, Blightingly, Blindly, Blithely, Blolly, Bloodily, Bloomingly, Bluely, Blunderingly, Bluntly, Blushingly, Blusteringly, Boastingly, Bobfly, Boilingly, Boisterously, Boldly, Bonnily, Booly, botchedly, botcherly, Botfly, Bouncingly, Bowingly, Boyishly, Braggingly, Bragly, Brainsickly, Brambly, Bravely, Bravingly, Brawlingly, Brazenly, Breathlessly, Brenningly, Briefly, Brightly, Brilliantly, Briskly, Bristly, Brittlely, Broadly, Brokenly, Brokerly, Brutally, Brutely, Bubbly, Buffoonly, Bunglingly, Burglariously, Burly, Busily, Butcherly, Butterfly, Buzzingly, Cabalistically, Calmly, Camously, Candidly, Cankeredly, Cannibally, Cannily, Canonically, Capaciosly, Capitally, Capitularly, Captiously, Carefully, Carelessly, Caressingly, Carnally, Carousingly, Cartographically, Casually, Catchfly, Catechetically, Categorically, Catholicly, Causatively, Caustically, Causticily, Cautiously, Cavalierly, Cavally, Cavilingly, Celestially, Centennially, Centrally, Ceremonially, Ceremoniously, Certainly, Chanceably, Chandlerly, Changeably, Chaotically, Chargeably, Charily, Charitably, Chastely, Cheaply, Cheerfully, Cheerily, Cheeringly, Chely, Chemically, Chidingly, Chiefly, Childishly, Chimerically, Chirpingly, Chirurgeonly, Chivalrously, Choicely, Cholericly, Chorally. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-i-l-l-n-t-y" | |
-1 letter: gillnet, telling, yelling. | |
-2 letters: gentil, gently, lenity, lentil, lintel, tingle, tingly. | |
-3 letters: elint, eying, gilly, glint, ingle, inlet, legit, liney, lingy, linty, lying, nelly, telly, tinge, tying. | |
-4 letters: gelt, gent, gien, gill, gilt, glen, gley, illy, inly, lent, lien, lilt, lily, line, ling, lint, liny, lite, nill, nite, tell, tile, till, tine, ting, tiny, tyin, tyne, yell, yeti, yill. | |
-5 letters: ell, eng, gel, gen, get, gey, gie, gin, git, ill, leg, lei, let, ley, lie, lin, lit, lye, net, nil, nit, teg, tel, ten, tie, til, tin, tye, yen, yet, yin. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-i-l-l-n-t-y" | |
+1 letter: genitally, lengthily, meltingly, tellingly. | |
+2 letters: diligently, exultingly, fleetingly, integrally, outyelling, sterlingly, trolleying. | |
+3 letters: falteringly, genetically, genitivally, indulgently, inelegantly, negligently, revoltingly, stellifying. | |
+4 letters: blisteringly, blusteringly, clatteringly, congenitally, desolatingly, flatteringly, gelatinously, glitteringly, intelligibly, magnetically, storytelling, swelteringly, tangentially, unsettlingly. | |
+5 letters: allergenicity, antigenically, belligerently, centrifugally, electrolyzing, energetically, enigmatically, everlastingly, genotypically, helminthology, ineligibility, intelligently, mutagenically, negligibility, storytellings, unfalteringly, unrelentingly. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 45 4E 54 49 4C 4C 59 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--. . -. - .. .-.. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01000101 01001110 01010100 01001001 01001100 01001100 01011001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G E N T I L L Y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0045 004E 0054 0049 004C 004C 0059 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4139485443464659 |
| 1. Definition 2. Quotations: Fiction 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Rhymes | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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