eloquently

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English eloquently, eloquentely, equivalent to eloquent +‎ -ly.

Adverb[edit]

eloquently (comparative more eloquently, superlative most eloquently)

  1. In an eloquent manner; stated well.
    • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
      There they were before us, mother and babe, the white memories of a forgotten human history speaking more eloquently to the heart than could any written record of their lives.
    • 1995, “You Oughta Know”, in Jagged Little Pill, performed by Alanis Morissette:
      Does she speak eloquently? / And would she have your baby? / I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother