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Definition of airily in English: airilyadverb ˈɛːrɪliˈɛrəli In a way that shows that one is not treating something as serious; casually. he was airily dismissive of the question Example sentencesExamples - Sara asked airily as though the very idea were ridiculous.
- Or as he puts it, so airily, so insouciantly: ‘Don't fret, pet.’
- ‘I don't think it makes a lot of difference,’ said the governor airily.
- ‘If I switch schools, they're going to have to keep me back a year anyway,’ he stated airily, though he didn't seem too happy about it.
- Mostly, they just drive. The tension in the story is acutely realised as the town grows in its awe of her ‘scandalous’ behaviour, an opinion she airily does nothing to dispel.
Synonyms lightly, breezily, flippantly, casually, nonchalantly readily, heedlessly, without consideration, uncaringly, indifferently, unthinkingly light-heartedly, gaily, blithely, jauntily, cheerfully
Definition of airily in US English: airilyadverbˈerəlēˈɛrəli In a way that shows that one is not treating something as serious; casually. he was airily dismissive of the question Example sentencesExamples - Or as he puts it, so airily, so insouciantly: ‘Don't fret, pet.’
- Sara asked airily as though the very idea were ridiculous.
- Mostly, they just drive. The tension in the story is acutely realised as the town grows in its awe of her ‘scandalous’ behaviour, an opinion she airily does nothing to dispel.
- ‘If I switch schools, they're going to have to keep me back a year anyway,’ he stated airily, though he didn't seem too happy about it.
- ‘I don't think it makes a lot of difference,’ said the governor airily.
Synonyms lightly, breezily, flippantly, casually, nonchalantly
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