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Samely (adj) means Boringly alike, with little change or variety.

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Boringly alike, with little change or variety.
"It all helps to vary a diet which, at this time of year, is very samely and low on greens." — John Smith, Tony Bagnall Smith (1997)
"It is commonly said that the world today is becoming very samely, and the traveller who visits lands that were yesterday regarded as remote haunts of barbarism usually experiences much disillusion." — The English Illustrated Magazine (1900)
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Etymology

Formed from same and -ly. Compare Middle English samli (“together, with each other”, adverb).

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What is the meaning of samely?
"samely" (adj) means boringly alike, with little change or variety.
What is another word for samely?
Other words for "samely" include unvarying.
What is the opposite of samely?
Opposites of "samely" include variable, diverse.

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