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English
Etymology
From hypocrite + -ly.
Adverb
hypocritely (comparative more hypocritely, superlative most hypocritely)
- (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.