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-ally

adverb suffix

Definition of -ALLY

:  2-ly <terrifically> —in adverbs formed from adjectives in -ic with no alternative form in -ical
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Origin of -ALLY

1-al + -ly

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. -ally
  2. ally
  3. allies
  4. fern ally
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