PRIMLY Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

primly

adverb

Definition of primly

as in properly

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Recent Examples of primly On Next Generation, the crew members of the Enterprise are all heterosexual and most primly single. — Literary Hub, 23 June 2025

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Adverb

To that end, here are seven points to keep in mind in order to strength train properly, no matter your age or fitness level.

— Laura Solla, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
When the track properly kicks in, the guitar strums, drums, and vocals are all present and well-balanced, with no element outshining another.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of properly

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But there’s so much decorously, Homerically faithful story swirling around these two figures, glimpsed mostly in passing—and so many men around them, doing seriously manly stuff—that neither role registers.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 July 2026
The article, decorously, didn’t mention making money.

— Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Definition of decorously

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Lamar and Rihanna's vocals were nice and present in the center of the mix, too, and the percussion was decently crisp.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
The sellers also have put in some work, installing new appliances and a sleek sage-green backsplash in a galley kitchen that’s both flush with cabinet space and decently large.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Oct. 2026

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