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Webster 1913 Edition
Pregnantly
Preg′nant-ly
,adv.
In a pregnant manner; fruitfully; significantly.
Preg′nant-ly
,adv.
Unresistingly; openly; hence, clearly; evidently.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pregnantly
PREG'NANTLY
,adv.
1.
Fully; plainly; clearly. [Not used.]Definition 2024
pregnantly
pregnantly
English
Adverb
pregnantly (comparative more pregnantly, superlative most pregnantly)
- In a pregnant manner.
- (obsolete) unresistingly; openly; hence, clearly, evidently
- 1607, William Shakespeare, The Life of Timon of Athens, I. i. 95:
- A thousand moral paintings I can show / That shall demonstrate these quick blows of Fortune's / More pregnantly than words.
- 1607, William Shakespeare, The Life of Timon of Athens, I. i. 95: