primly

adverb

Definition of primlynext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primly
  1. properly
  2. decorously
  3. decently
Adverb
  • Few companies have the time and talent to properly address AI as an asset, liability and necessity, so a new breed of MSPs has emerged to meet the moment.
    — James Loffler, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Two of the most exciting results, the experts say, incorporate preexisting ideas from the recent mathematical literature without properly citing them.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 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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  • The entrance opens next to the living room, which is decently proportioned for such a compact model.
    — Adam Williams July 09, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
  • The pair of shotgun-style bedrooms right off the entry are decently sized and come with closets, in addition to being separated by the bathroom.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 6 July 2026
Definition of decently

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