diaphanously

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English

Etymology

From diaphanous +‎ -ly.

Adverb

diaphanously (comparative more diaphanously, superlative most diaphanously)

  1. In a diaphanous manner.
    • 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 89:
      The nightclubs generally provide liquor (at a price), pretty girls who are clad diaphanously but extremely effectively, a tiny space in which to dance [...] and food[.]

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