thusly
2 synonyms for thusly, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adv — In this way.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Etymology
From thus + -ly, dating from the 19th century, seemingly coined by educated writers to make fun of uneducated persons trying to sound genteel, with a false inference that thus is not an adverb.
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