Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an accusative manner; by way of accusation.
- In grammar, in the position or relation of the accusative case.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an accusative manner.
- adverb In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
accusative manner. - adverb not comparable In relation to the accusative
case ingrammar .
Etymologies
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accusative + -ly
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Examples
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"Stealing my beau!" said the little lady, accusatively, one night, when mother and daughter were dressing.
Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923
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(noun or pronoun) and I: used accusatively or datively.
SeeLight: 2008
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(noun or pronoun) and I: used accusatively or datively.
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