hypocritely

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English

Etymology

From hypocrite +‎ -ly.

Adverb

hypocritely (comparative more hypocritely, superlative most hypocritely)

  1. (archaic) hypocritically
    • 1608, [Guillaume de Salluste] Du Bartas, “(please specify the page)”, in Josuah Sylvester, transl., Du Bartas His Deuine Weekes and Workes , 3rd edition, London: Humfrey Lownes ], published 1611, →OCLC:
      a stubborn Boy is againe hardned. / That plies his Lesson (Hypocritely-coy)

References

hypocritely”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.