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Meaningfully vs Meaningly - What's the difference?

meaningfully | meaningly |

As adverbs the difference between meaningfully and meaningly

is that meaningfully is in a meaningful or significant manner while meaningly is with an implied meaning; with significance; meaningfully.

meaningfully

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a meaningful or significant manner.

    • meaningly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • With an implied meaning; with significance; meaningfully.
  • * 1969 , Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor , Penguin 2011, p. 309:
    • Ada opened the album at one of its maroon markers meaningly inserted here and there, glanced once, reclicked the clasp, handed the grinning blackmailer a thousand-dollar note that she happened to have in her bag, summoned Bouteillan and told him to throw Kim out.