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hallowly

hallowly

English

Adverb

hallowly (comparative more hallowly, superlative most hallowly)

  1. In a sacred, hallowed, or solemn manner; solemnly; sacredly.
    • 1822, The Literary melange; or, Weekly register of literature and the arts - Page 212:
      I looked up—the stars were dimly shining about my head, and the coldness of the wind, which "blew hallowly by," quickly reminded me-that I was in the open air!
    • 1859, Abigail Goodrich Whittelsey, The Mother's magazine:
      But if it were not so, if I could find No love in all this world for comforting, Nor any path but hallowly did ring, Where 'dust to dust,' the love from life disjoined; [...]
    • 1863 (1837), John Francis Waller, Poems - Page 183:
      By thee unhallowed, the loud acclamation Of the vain world but peals discordantly; The tongue of fame, the poet's adulation, Fall on the untuned heart, all hallowly; As wind o'er unstrung lyres makes wild vibration, [...]
    • 1979, The Magazine of fantasy and science fiction - Volume 58, Issues 1-3 - Page 89:
      "Yes," he said hallowly. "Yes, I'll rest a little while."
    • 1992, James Hugh Toner, The Sword and the Cross:
      "[...] The phrase has become worse than hallowly archaic; moderns find it downright offensive."
    • 2003, Alan Finaly, Siphiwe Ka Ngwenya, Insight: six South African poets - Page 92:
      [...] we live side by side i too, am struggling to find myself i am too far away. duplicated hours unreel and blonk hallowly / days, abysmally conceived.