airlessly

airlessly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér
Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor.
Latin āēr
Old French airbor.
Middle English aire
English air
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English airless
English -ly
English airlessly

    From airless + -ly.

    Adverb

    airlessly (comparative more airlessly, superlative most airlessly)

    1. In a airless manner; without air.
      The balloon crashed airlessly to the ground.
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